Seven arrested with heroin in raids

Seven arrested with heroin in raids

JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested seven people, including
three foreigners, and confiscated 318 grams of heroin worth Rp
79.5 million (US$33,125) during raids in Central, East and North
Jakarta.

City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday the
three foreigners held Nigerian, Ethiopian and South African
passports.

"(They) were believed to be involved in an international
syndicate," Hamami said.

Hamami said they were professional dealers, although they said
they were only amateurs.

The seven were arrested on May 19 in separate locations,
including the Lautze Indah hotel in Central Jakarta, Jl.
Pengadilan C5 in East Jakarta, and the Kelapa Gading Pratama
housing complex in North Jakarta.

The police would cooperate with Interpol to trace the
syndicate overseas, Hamami added.

The foreigners were only identified by the initials of PLH,
EHA, and ONW, while the four Indonesians were ER, PN, YJ, and FN.

He said two of the foreigners, EHA and ONW were women, while
two of the Indonesians, ER and FN, were university students in
Jakarta.

In April police arrested a group of nine heroin dealers and
seized 1.2 kilograms of high-grade Nepalese heroin worth around
Rp 300 million.

Three of the nine people were two Nepalese and a British
national. The nine people were reportedly involved in another
international syndicate. (cst)