Five held over drugs

Five held over drugs

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Police arrested five people
suspected of trafficking banned drugs during a routine operation
in Baturaden, a tourist town near here, on Sunday.

Antara reported that the police seized 70 pills of Raphinol
and 120 pills of Nipam from the suspects.

Banyumas Police Chief Lt. Col. Zainal Abidin Ishak said the
five were arrested when they were under the influence of the
drugs, which were believed to have come from Jakarta.

The suspects, he said, were believed to be members of a local
syndicate. (rms)