Rp 10b worth drugs destroyed

Rp 10b worth drugs destroyed

The Jakarta Police's narcotics division on Friday burned US$1.17
million of confiscated drugs used as evidence in a series of
cases since November.

The evidence destroyed included 2.824 kilograms of heroin, 3.5
kg of crystal methamphetamine, 800 milliliters of liquid
methamphetamine, and 50,000 ecstasy pills.

However, the number of ecstasy pills destroyed was 5,000 less
than the total police said they had seized from a West Jakarta
home laboratory earlier this year. They did not explain the
discrepancy on Friday.

"The total value of the evidence is estimated to be worth Rp
10 billion (US$1.17 million)," division chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Anjan P. Putra said.

The evidence was seized from seven suspects who are believed
to be members of four different syndicates.

The suspects, who are about to face the courts, are Lau
Yohannes alias Abe; Chandra Andi Iriyanto alias Andi; Ong Ye An
Tey alias Yanti; Fatimah Wijaya alias Babby; Silverter Obeikwe;
Daniel Enemuio alias Diarrassouba Mamadou; and Okeke Nelson
Sunday alias Orenge Moa Mwangai.

Lau Yohannes and Chandra were arrested for the ecstasy pills
at a home lab in the Taman Palem Lestari business area in
Cengkareng, West Jakarta in January.

Daniel and Okeke, both Nigerians, were also arrested in
January. The two had swallowed capsules full of heroin which were
recovered by police.

Yanti and Babby are suspected to be part of a methampetamine
manufacturing syndicate and were arrested in November last year. -- JP