2 men nabbed with 6.2 kg of crystal meth from Malaysia

The Jakarta Post | Mon, 02/21/2011 1:15 PM | National

Two men have been arrested for their alleged attempt to smuggle 6.2 kilograms of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) from Malaysia to Jakarta, police say.

Afnal, 33, and Ismail, 31, were arrested at the Bakauheni port in Lampung early on Saturday morning, National Police spokesman Snr.Com. Boy Rafli Amar said Monday in Aceh as reported by kompas.com.

The drugs, contained in coffee packages in bags belonging to Ismail and Afnalas, were uncovered by police officers who checked the luggage of passengers on a Lorena bus at the port.

Worth an estimated Rp 5.5 billion (US$590,000), the drugs are thought to have been smuggled from Malaysia through Belawan port in North Sumatra, and would have been taken to Jakarta, Boy said.

French man arrested with 5 kg of crystal meth

Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten | Thu, 01/13/2011 3:16 PM | Jakarta

A French citizen was arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Tuesday carrying 5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (“shabu-shabu”) worth an estimated Rp 7.6 billion (US$ 843,600), an official says.

“The shabu-shabu was packed in his case pockets,” airport customs chief investigator Gatot Sugeng Wibowo said Thursday.

The suspect, Gerard D, 53, flew Emirates Airways (EK-0356) from Dubai to Jakarta. He was captured at Terminal II D of Soekarno Hatta International Airport at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Gerard said he worked as a hotel surveyor in Thailand and Singapore.