Clubbers caught in drug raids

JAKARTA: Police raids on five clubs in West and Central Jakarta over the past several days have netted 132 people for drug use.

The head of the city police's drug unit, Sr. Comr. Carlo Tewu, said on Tuesday the 132 people failed drug tests given to club patrons on July 15 and July 17 from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m.

On July 15, police raided the Crown and Millennium discotheques. Seventy people at Crown tested positive for drugs and 27 people at Millennium tested positive.

Officers raided the Stadium, Sidney 2000 and Sand discotheques on July 17, where 35 people tested positive for drugs. --Antara