Undercover agents attacked in identity mix-up<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Six plainclothes police detectives were attacked
\nby residents of Kebon Kacang in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on
\nMonday afternoon. The detectives were attempting to arrest an
\nalleged drug dealer, however the locals mistook them for thieves.<\/p>\n
Col. Abdullah, chief of the narcotics unit of the city police
\ndetectives, said on Tuesday one of the police detectives suffered
\nhead injuries and also wounds to his arms.<\/p>\n
The officer, identified as Sgt. Maj. Mustafa Kamal, was taken
\nto the nearby Mintohardjo Navy Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
Abdullah said the suspected drug dealer, identified as
\n33-year-old Irnawan, alias Iwan, was shot in the back and died
\nshortly after at the same hospital.<\/p>\n
He said the raid was launched after the police received a tip-
\noff from an anonymous informant, who said locals frequently saw
\ndrug transactions in the area.<\/p>\n
\"When the six police officers... pretended to be buyers
\nlooking for putauw (low grade heroin), residents suggested they
\nsee Irnawan,\" Abdullah said.<\/p>\n
Irnawan then offered the officers heroin, saying he only had a
\nlimited supply, Abdullah said.<\/p>\n
\"Both Irnawan and the officers settled a price of Rp 20
\nmillion for 100 grams of heroin. However, when the heroin was
\nhanded over, other plainclothes officers broke into the house and
\narrested Irnawan.\"<\/p>\n
The alleged dealer tried to take advantage of the densely
\npopulated area by inciting the residents, Abudallah said.<\/p>\n
When asked to enter the unmarked police vehicle, Irnawan
\nrepeatedly shouted: \"I'm being robbed!\"<\/p>\n
\"Residents rushed to the front of Irnawan's house, bringing
\nwith them all kinds of things, including sickles and swords, to
\nattack the police,\" said Abdullah.<\/p>\n
\"When the residents attacked my officers, Irnawan tried to
\nflee so he was shot.\"<\/p>\n
The detectives were forced to fire at least three warning
\nshots in an attempt to disperse the angry residents, who thought
\nthe detectives were a group of robbers.<\/p>\n
In a separate incident, a Liberian citizen was taken to the
\nSoekanto Police Hospital in East Jakarta after he was found in a
\ncomatose state in his room in the Pasar Baru Hotel on late
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
The man, identified as 30-year-old Meoth Swa, was believed to
\nhave suffered from a drug overdose.<\/p>\n
\"We have checked his urine and it's positive -- containing
\nheroin -- and we are still waiting for an examination on his
\nstomach, as the X-Ray has shown that there are black dots there,\"
\nAbdullah said, adding that the dots were believed to be packages
\nof heroin.<\/p>\n
Doctors at the hospital reportedly had given Meoth laxatives
\nto enable retrieval of the packages, but his condition was very
\nweak.<\/p>\n
On Monday, forensic experts at Cipto Mangunkusumo General
\nHospital found 53 heroin-filled capsules inside the stomach of a
\nSwazi national during a postmortem examination.<\/p>\n
One of the capsules was believed to have split open before
\nChinedu Donsin Ochia had the chance to pass the capsules from his
\nbody.<\/p>\n
Chinedu was found dead in his room at the Andalus Hotel in
\nMenteng, Central Jakarta. The capsules were confiscated by
\npolice. (emf)<\/p>",
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