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Anti-drugs activist arrested in Medan over drug trafficking

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 02/08/2010 8:12 PM | National

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North Sumatra Police arrested an anti-drug activist along with four other suspects for their alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking syndicate.

The detectives detained anti-drug activist Raja Indra Jaya Pane along with Muhammad Rafi’i and Rosi in a Medan hotel room, Saturday.

“Indra Jaya was about to sell 792 Ecstasy tablets to Rosi when arrested,” detective Adj. Sr. Comr. Andi Riyan told tempointeraktif.com on Monday.

Indra Jaya is a director of Tropikal Indonesia, a non-governmental organization that supports anti-drug campaigns.

The two other suspects were detained a day earlier, also in Medan, Andi added.

The police seized a total 824 Ecstasy tablets during the arrests. (nkn)