Woman arrested for 145 gr of heroin

JAKARTA: A woman was arrested in Mayestik, South Jakarta, with 145 grams of heroin on Friday.

Jakarta Police narcotics chief Snr. Adj. Comr. Carlo Tewu said on Saturday that Dita Purnamasari, alias Nita, was arrested at 4 p.m. on Friday when she about to sell the drugs.

He said the police followed Dita, who took a taxi and got off in front of the shops near the Mayestik market. As the police were afraid that she would disappear in the crowd, she was arrested before she met the potential buyer, he said.

Officers found 145 grams of heroin in a biscuit can and Rp 200 million cash, he said.

"The suspect said that she was ordered to hand over the drug to a man who was waiting for her in Mayestik," Carlo said.

The police also arrested two men in two separate busts in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, late on Friday night. The police confiscated a total of 24 small packs of marijuana, six marijuana cigarettes, and Rp 265,000 in cash. --Antara