Jakarta Police Arrested 55 Foreigners for Drug Smuggling in 2010
Jakarta Globe, December 27, 2010
Jakarta. The Jakarta Police narcotics directorate arrested 55 foreigners in drug-related cases in 2010.
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| The Jakarta Police narcotics directorate displays drugs confiscated from two Iranian smugglers on November 30. On Monday the Jakarta Police announced they had arrested 55 foreign drug smugglers in 2010. (Antara Photo) |
Most of the suspects are from Iran, according to Adj. Sr. Comr. Gembong Yudha, the head of analysis at the narcotics unit.
The police arrested 21 Iranians, eight Malaysians, five Chinese and four Taiwanese. The rest are from Nigeria, Nepal, South Korea, Singapore, France, Lebanon, Italy, Algeria, Uzbekistan, Thailand and Pakistan.
Police confiscated 43.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, 8,000 ecstasy pills, 28 kilograms of ketamine and 5.3 kilograms of heroin.
The latest foreigner arrested for drug smuggling was a Thai woman who swallowed more than 1,200 ecstasy pills wrapped in plastic. She tried to smuggle them into the Indonesian resort island of Bali on December 20.
Customs officials said Ueamduen Sophawat, 24, appeared nervous and was found to have a hard stomach during a body search at Ngurah Rai International Airport as she arrived on a flight from Bangkok.
She was taken to hospital and 1,280 ecstasy pills were found in her stomach, Bali customs chief I Made Wijaya told a press conference.
Antara, JG
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