Indonesian National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has
nabbed a Nigerian woman on charges of drug
trafficking following a tip-off from the public.
The 36-year-old suspect, identified by her initials
LN, was arrested in Dagen area, Yogyakarta on
Wednesday, April 20.
"The case came to the light after we received a
tip-off from members of the public that there
would be a drug related transaction at a hotel in
Yogyakarta," BNN Chief Commissioner General
Budi Waseso said.
BNN sent its officer to monitor the hotel and
found a person suspected of carrying drugs
leaving the hotel for Jakarta by train.
Shortly after arriving in Jakarta, the person,
suspected of being a courier, went to the
capitals western outskirts of Tangerang.
"The BNN foiled the bid to trade 688.7 grams of
crystal meth in front of a house-shop in Poris
area, Batu Ceper sub-district, Tangerang
municipality, on April 14, 2016. We caught the
suspect, identified by his initials as YAK (37),
after he handed over crystal meth to a 39-year
old person identified as ISK," he stated.
Based on information from YAK, the BNN
officers arrested the Nigerian woman and also a
36-year old person identified as DS at an
apartment in Karawaci, west of Jakarta, on the
same day, he further revealed.
The suspects have been charged with violating
the narcotics law. If found guilty, they can be
sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
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