Another Nigerian man arrested at airport for drug smuggling
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 04/15/2011 7:08 PM
Customs and excise officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have arrested another Nigerian man for carrying 1,285 grams of crystal methamphetamine (shabu-shabu) worth Rp 1.9 billion (US$218,500).
Iyan Ribianto, customs office chief at the airport, said Friday the suspect flew from Doha with Emirates flight EK-358 and arrived at the airport Wednesday.
“Customs Tactical Unit team members conducting profile analyses at arrivals at terminal II D suspected the Nigerian man of carrying illegal materials,” he told reporters at a press conference.
Officers then examined the suspect’s luggage and performed a body search finding nothing. Because the suspect showed suspicious attitudes, officers then xrayed his body, which showed foreign objects in his stomach.
A stool test revealed 77 capsules containing crystal methamphetamine.
“In a case development, officers managed to pick up a Cameroonian man identified as T.O. at a hotel in Mangga Dua, West Jakarta. The latter is the receiver of the drug,” he added.
The Nigerian man, who also works as a garment trader and claims to own a garment store in Nigeria, testified he would purchase clothes at Tanah Abang to be resold in Nigeria after submitting the drugs to the receiver.
