Worker nabbed with ecstasy

JAKARTA: Dede Riyanto, a 35-year-old factory worker, was arrested by police officers on Sunday night around midnight for possession of 114 ecstasy pills and other drugs at his house in Pejagalan, North Jakarta.

According to the police report, the officers had received a tip-off from one of their sources.

In addition to the pills, the police also confiscated eight packages of shabu-shabu (crystal methampethamine) and Rp 512,000 (around US$55) in cash. -- JP