Customs seize 1.1 kg of heroin

Customs seize 1.1 kg of heroin

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Custom officials here foiled an alleged
attempt by Kenyan citizen Karanja, 32, to smuggle 1.1 kilograms
of heroin into the country from the Middle East.

Officials said that most of the heroin was swallowed and found
in the man's stomach.

Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Amrin Karim said that it was
the biggest case of heroin smuggling to ever take place in North
Sumatra.

He said the suspect was arrested at Polonia Airport
immediately after arriving from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on
Tuesday.

"We estimate the value of the heroin at Rp 10 billion. This is
the biggest case in North Sumatra," he said.

Under Indonesian law, he said, the Kenyan could face the death
sentence. --Antara