Mayor's son arrested on drug charges

BALIKPAPAN: East Kalimantan Police said Thursday they had arrested three men for alleged drug abuse, one of whom was Balikpapan Mayor Imdaad Hamid's son, at a shopping center on Jl. Jenderal Sudirman.

The police nabbed Imdaad's son, with initials RZ, along with his two friends, KH and RMD, and sent the three to the Balikpapan Police detention center.

Police also seized packages of crystal methamphetamine, popularly known as shabu-shabu, and the tools used to consume the drugs.

East Kalimantan Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Pertiwi confirmed the arrest, saying the three were arrested for possession of drugs. "The urine tests were positive, confirming that the three had just consumed meth prior to the arrest," he said.

Last month, detectives from Bontang Police in East Kalimantan raided a drug party and arrested five people, one of whom was identified as Bontang Mayor Sofyan Hasdam's son. - JP