Dutch national arrested over drugs

JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives arrested a Dutch national for possession of 108 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), at his residence on Jl. Maja in Mangga Besar, Taman Sari subdistrict in West Jakarta, on Monday evening.

City police detectives chief of drug crimes Comr. Mangatas Tambunan identified the suspect as Paulus Lie Tjie Cheng, 44, who is of Chinese descent.

"We received information from Mangga Besar residents that Paulus is a known drug dealer in the Mangga Besar area. We kept a watch on him for several days and when we finally raided his place, he tried to escape," Mangatas said.

"When we fired warning shots, he surrendered. We found two plastic packets containing the 108 grams of shabu-shabu at his residence." (ylt)