In a Sunday press release, the head of the Jakarta Police narcotics directorate, Sr. Comr. Arman Depari, said Joseph Nsubuga, 39, was found with some 40 grams of heroin in his rented house in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.
As the police were trying to get more information about his heroin supplier, also a foreign national, Nsubuga tried to snatch a detective's gun. The police said they gave three warning shots before shooting him in the chest. Nsubuga died on the way to the Sukanto police hospital in Kramatjati, East Jakarta, Arman said. Besides seven packages of heroin, the police also confiscated a digital scale from Nsubuga's house as evidence.
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Monday, 15 September 2008
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Kuo Ting Liu,Huang Yu Lum
Kuo Ting Liu, 23, and Huang Yu Lum, 26, confiscated drugs estimated to be worth at least Rp 10 billion on the local market.
Rahmat Subagion, chief of the airport customs office, said the suspects arrived at the airport at about 8 p.m. on Friday on board China Airline's CI 679 flight.
"Officers, who saw the passengers arrive became suspicious as the two suspects looked nervous. Officers at the check point saw two bags that only had food in them," he said. After waiting for a few minutes, the two Taiwainese came to claim the bags. Officers found it suspicious the bags only contained food and asked the passengers to open them. Officers then examined the snack boxes and found 29 bags containing crystal methamphetamine wrapped in aluminum foil.
Eko Darmanto, chief of intelligence at the customs office, said the suspects told officers someone would to pick up the drugs as soon as they arrived at the airport.
"We always pay extra attention to all passengers arriving from Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Those are the countries along the drug smuggling routes," he said. According to Eko, it was the third drug smuggling attempt customs officers have foiled since February.
Rahmat Subagion, chief of the airport customs office, said the suspects arrived at the airport at about 8 p.m. on Friday on board China Airline's CI 679 flight.
"Officers, who saw the passengers arrive became suspicious as the two suspects looked nervous. Officers at the check point saw two bags that only had food in them," he said. After waiting for a few minutes, the two Taiwainese came to claim the bags. Officers found it suspicious the bags only contained food and asked the passengers to open them. Officers then examined the snack boxes and found 29 bags containing crystal methamphetamine wrapped in aluminum foil.
Eko Darmanto, chief of intelligence at the customs office, said the suspects told officers someone would to pick up the drugs as soon as they arrived at the airport.
"We always pay extra attention to all passengers arriving from Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Those are the countries along the drug smuggling routes," he said. According to Eko, it was the third drug smuggling attempt customs officers have foiled since February.
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Jefry Poguidison the police shot him three times in the chest and back.
Police shot a Guinea national on Tuesday for allegedly resisting arrest in a drug case, an officer said Wednesday.Narcotics unit director Sr. Comr. Arman Depari said that Jefry Poguidison, 30, was brought to his rented house in Bekasi Barat on Tuesday in a police search.
"We removed his handcuffs as requested ... but he tried to take the evidence and struggled to run away," he was quoted as saying by Detik.com, adding that the police shot him three times in the chest and back.
The police said they found 130 grams of heroin worth Rp 60 million (US$6,382) under a washing machine.
The police arrested Poguidison and Zambia national Abdoulie Bojang, 26, in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Monday, and found 52 grams of heroin in the pocket of Bojang's pants. "We will continue the investigation to unveil the drug ring in Jakarta," Arman said
"We removed his handcuffs as requested ... but he tried to take the evidence and struggled to run away," he was quoted as saying by Detik.com, adding that the police shot him three times in the chest and back.
The police said they found 130 grams of heroin worth Rp 60 million (US$6,382) under a washing machine.
The police arrested Poguidison and Zambia national Abdoulie Bojang, 26, in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Monday, and found 52 grams of heroin in the pocket of Bojang's pants. "We will continue the investigation to unveil the drug ring in Jakarta," Arman said
Friday, 4 January 2008
Fariz Rustam Munaf
Noted singer tried on charges of possessing hashish
Fariz Rustam Munaf began to stand trial at the South Jakarta district court on Wednesday on charges of possessing hashish.
Fariz was caught in possession of one-and-a-half hand-rolled hashish cigarettes, or joints in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Oct 28.
If found guilty, he could be sentenced to a maximum of four years in jail.
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