Cops arrested on drug trafficking charges

Cops arrested on drug trafficking charges

JAKARTA (JP): Three police officers were among six drug
trafficking suspects arrested on Wednesday by North Jakarta
Police detectives, who seized 1.3 tons of dried marijuana in
during a raid at the Regency II housing complex of Pasar Kamis,
Tangerang.

"The officers are from the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) elite
police force, who are identified by their initials as KR, AS, and
IS. They brought the marijuana from Aceh," North Jakarta police
chief High Comr. Andi Chaeruddin told reporters on Thursday.

The confiscated marijuana has a street value of Rp 1.3 billion
(US$138,200).

"We are on the lookout for a primary suspect, Irwan, who is
currently at large," Andi said.

He identified the remaining civilian suspects as Daefan, 29,
Mauzakir, 23, and Amadi, 20.

Andi said Wednesday's arrests were made after the questioning
of five other drug trafficking suspects, arrested on Sunday with
14 kilograms of marijuana in their possession on Jl. Uka, in Tugu
Utara, North Jakarta.

Wednesday's raid, conducted by Koja police subprecinct
intelligence chief, First Insp. Nachrowi, was tense Andi said, as
two of the three Brimob officers drew their firearms, stating
that they were there to arrest the three civilians for drug
possession.

"Nachrowi and his men told the Brimob officers to show their
arrest warrants. The Brimob officers failed to show my officers
anything ... so they were taken along with the men," Andi told
reporters.

The police also seized a gun of .22 millimeter caliber from
the suspects, as well as a Toyota Hardtop jeep carrying the 13
packages of dried marijuana. (ylt)