Muslim cleric arrested for drug possession

JEMBER: Jember Police arrested a Muslim cleric in Jember regency, East Java, early Friday morning for the possession of 2 grams of crystal methamphetamine.

Jember Police drug unit chief Adj. Comr. Edy Sudarto said the police were still questioning the suspect.

Edy said his officers had watched the suspect's house, which was also an Islamic boarding school.

"After waiting for several hours, we arrested the suspect early Friday morning and seized the drugs," he told news portal tempointeraktif.com.

The suspect who was identified only as MK, 31 years old, was identified as a cleric in the boarding school, which is located in Baratan subdistrict, Patrang district, Jember. - JP