Imprisoned drug dealer questioned<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Marking a development in an ongoing drug investigation,
\nthe National Police picked up on Tuesday a Nigerian man who had
\nallegedly arranged the delivery and trafficking of heroin from
\nJakarta to Bali.<\/p>\n
Chief of detectives for drug crimes at the National Police
\nHeadquarters Sr. Comr. Yontje Mende led a number of officers from
\nBali and the city police headquarters to pick up the 19-year-old
\nNigerian, identified as Innocence Iwuofor, from the penitentiary.<\/p>\n
\"We have strong evidence that Iwuofor masterminded drug
\ntrafficking from behind bars by using a cellular phone,\" Mende
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said that Bali police arrested four Indonesians, identified
\nas Rahmat, Yadi, Eko and Nurdin, for possession of 1.5 ounces of
\nheroin in Denpasar last week.<\/p>\n
After the four were interrogated, the police raided a drug
\ntransaction at a hotel in Surabaya on Monday and arrested a
\nsuspect identified as Indra Sani. The latter testified that he
\nhad been ordered to dispatch the drug by Iwuofor's girlfriend,
\nLeila, who is still at large.<\/p>\n
Mende said that Leila had long been a target of the police.
\nIwuofor was sentenced to a 12-year jail term by Denpasar district
\ncourt in 2000 for drug possession. He was then transferred to
\nTangerang penintentiary.<\/p>\n
The suspect, who refused to answer journalists' questions, was
\nthen taken to the National Police Headquarters for further
\ninterrogation. --JP<\/p>",
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