Police seek Thai for heroin distribution
Police seek Thai for heroin distribution
JAKARTA (JP): The City Police are seeking a Thai for his
alleged role in the local distribution of heroin brought into the
country by a Nepalese, who was arrested after swallowing three
heroin filled condoms.
"We've found strong indication that this Thai, whose identity
is known to us, played a strong role in the distribution of
heroin in this country," deputy to the chief of Narcotics Unit of
the Crime Investigation Department, Maj. Djunaidy, told The
Jakarta Post yesterday.
The officer, however, refused to give any information about
the suspect's identity, or his whereabouts.
"We're still working on it and waiting for more details from
the Nepalese, who is still being treated at the police hospital
in Kramat Jati (in East Jakarta)," Djunaidy said.
The 30-year-old Nepalese, identified as Jimmy, was arrested by
the officers at the Soekarno-Hatta international airport
authorities on Oct. 1 shortly after he disembarked from a plane.
The airport authorities were suspicious of the man, who
reportedly staggered in a corridor before toppling over in a
drugged state near the departure hall's exit.
It is likely the suspect had realized the authorities were
onto him and decided to swallow the three condoms which were
filled with heroin capsules, in an attempt to avoid detection.
But one of the condoms split in his stomach.
Based on a preliminary police investigation, the Nepalese was
going to distribute the drugs in Denpasar, Bali, said officer
Djunaidy.
"We find that he and his network had successfully carried out
an earlier mission several months ago with Denpasar as his
target," he said.
"The failure of his second arrival in this country has enabled
us to get some details about his network and companions," he said
but gave no further explanation.
An X-ray taken at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, the
first hospital the Nepalese was taken to, showed a total of 103
capsules filled with heroin in the suspect's stomach.
According to Djunaidy, the capsules were still in the
suspect's stomach as of yesterday.
"We're looking for ways to remove the capsules without having
him in a serious condition. We are aware of the possibility of
the remaining condoms splitting," he said. (bsr)