Drug pusher arrested

Drug pusher arrested

DENPASAR, Bali: Police have arrested a narcotic ringleader
along with his accomplices and seized 700 grams of heroin and
other illegal drugs.

The ringleader, identified as 45-year old EK, was arrested on
Saturday night in a restaurant in the Legian Kaja beach resort
which he owns, Antara reported.

EK allegedly tried to bribe his arresting officers with $8,000
and Rp 15 million. The officers rejected and seized the money as
evidence to further convict him, Chief Detective at Nusra Police
Col. Togar Manatar Sianipar said.

Togar said police had been watching EK, who hails from Malang,
East Java, for sometime and were waiting for the right moment to
catch him in the act. (emb)