Chinese national nabbed for drugs at airport
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten | Fri, 06/17/2011 7:57 PM
Customs and excise officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport seized 2 kilograms of catamine worth Rp 2 billion (US$232,560), six grams of crystal methamphetamine and one gram of marijuana from a China Airlines passenger flying from Hong Kong.
Iyan Rubianto, head of the customs office at the airport, identified the passengers as a Chinese national with initials CF, 57, a former Jakarta nightclub manager.
He said the suspect flew from Hong Kong on China Airlines CI-679 and arrived at the airport on Thursday evening.
Customs Tactical Unit team members conducting profile analyses of passengers at Terminal II suspected the man was carrying drugs.
When officers examined his carry-on baggage they found two plastic bags containing white crystal powder hidden in a strawberry pie container. In his glasses box, officer found the crystal meth and the marijuana.
“Narchotest results at the customs and excise laboratory confirmed that the white crystal powder is catamine and crystal meth,” Iyan said at a press conference on Friday.
