Five arrested for drugs

Five arrested for drugs

DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Five alleged drug dealers have been
arrested by Bali Police drug squad detectives.

Bali Police chief Brig. Gen. Wayan Ardjana said here on
Wednesday that the five suspects, identified as Tatang Wiyadi
(33), Nanang (41), Budi (36), Yuda (30), and Iqbal (33), were all
apprehended on Tuesday.

The first four suspects were arrested in separate places in
the Kuta area a number of hours before Iqbal's arrest. The
arrests resulted in the police seizing 100 grams of hashish, 38
grams of heroin, 112 grams of marijuana, and Rp 4 million in
cash.

Iqbal was arrested at around 8 p.m. local time in a small
hotel on Jl. Mertasari, Kerobokan. The police found a total of
4.2 kilograms of marijuana stashed inside a suitcase.

The contraband is worth around Rp 200 million.

Ardjana said the police had yet to find out if Iqbal had
dealings with the narcotics gang whose members were arrested in
Jakarta on Monday in possession of 1.4 tons of marijuana.

A police source disclosed that busting Iqbal was not an easy
job. "He never carried any marijuana with him."

"We assume that he always traveled without the drugs. He had
somebody else bring the suitcase containing the marijuana to the
specified address. We were very lucky last night that we managed
to find the destination," the source said. (zen)