Man arrested for carrying arms

TANGERANG: A man was arrested upon his arrival on Wednesday from Lisbon at 5:40 p.m. on KLM 837 at Terminal II, Soekarno- Hatta International Airport, for illegal possession of firearms.

An airport custom and excise officer, Abdul Aziz, said the suspect was Kabul Slamet, 48, who lived on Jl. H. Awaludin, Kebon Melati subdistrict, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.

"When he was passing the customs check, the X-ray machine displayed suspicious objects in his baggage," Abdul said on Thursday.

Officers opened and checked the baggage and found a black box containing a Walton Major 88C/9mm pistol, 20 rounds of ammunition and 49 tear gas bullets.

The suspect, who failed to show any legal documentation for the weapons, was handed over to airport police for further questioning.

It was the first arrest at the airport this year involving weapons possession. The suspect could be charged with violating Law No. 12/1951 on illegal possession of firearms. If convicted, he could be sentenced to death. -- JP