Nine arrested for heroin

Nine arrested for heroin

JAKARTA: The police arrested nine people, including four
Africans and a Thai, on Thursday night for allegedly trafficking
drugs.

Chief of the narcotics police detectives Adj. Snr. Com. Carlo
B. Tewu told reporters on Friday that the five foreigners were
Phisawa Nirat, a 23-year-old Thai woman, Frederic Kowkow, 30, and
Tindwa Dodi, 21, both Nigerians, Skaren Rubiza, 24, and Speven
Oc, 31, both from Zimbabwe.

They were arrested in a room at the Hotel Alia in Central
Jakarta.

Carlo said that the police seized several plastic bags and
boxes -- apparently containing trace residues of heroin. However,
no other sign of drugs were found in the room.

"They must have sold them," Carlo explained.

The foreigners were nabbed following the arrest of four
Indonesians earlier in the evening, Bambang W, 30, Nina, 23,
Wina, 23, and Adhi, 25.

The police arrested Bambang and Nina at the Klub Rasuna
compound in South Jakarta, and seized 4.9 grams of heroin, while
the other two were arrested in the Rasuna Apartments, with 50
grams of heroin. --JP