137 suspects in drug cases arrested

JAKARTA: The police have arrested 137 suspects, including two foreigners, in 111 drug cases in Greater Jakarta during the period between May 7 and May 22.

Eighty four of them were suspected drug dealers, while the rest were users, chief of detectives at the City Police' narcotics division Adj. Sr. Comr. Carlo B. Tewu said over the weekend.

More than eight kilograms of marijuana, six ounces of heroine, 411 ecstasy pills, 244 grams of low-grade heroine, shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), and 144 barbiturate pills were discovered.

Carlo, however, failed to give any explanation about the development of the case related to the crack down on an ecstasy pill factory - believed to be one of the biggest in the world.

The National Police arrested the alleged owner of the factory in Cipondoh, Tangerang, Ang Kiem Soei alias Tommy Wijaya, who holds a Dutch passport.--JP