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British national arrested over drugs
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Detained – A Denpasar Police officer escorts a British national arrested for alleged drug possession after a press conference at the police office on Tuesday. (thejakartapost.com/Zul Trio Anggono)
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he narcotics division of Denpasar Police has arrested a British national over the alleged possession of crystal methamphetamine, popularly known as sabu-sabu.
The man, identified only by his initials KH, could face a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison, police said.
Denpasar Police deputy chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Nyoman Artana told a press conference on Tuesday that the arrest followed a week-long investigation into reports from the public.
"Several people have reported to the police that they had often spotted a foreigner […] with a syringe, who they suspected of being a drug user," Artana said.
Police personnel apparently arrested KH in a hotel on Jl. Sriwijaya, Legian at midday on July 25.
They had followed KH as he left his hotel on his motorbike before detaining him, Artana said, adding that the officers had found several syringes on the British citizen's motorbike.
"He claimed he used them for consuming drugs," Artana explained.
Police later searched KH's hotel room, where he had been staying for the last four months. They allegedly found four small packages of sabu-sabu weighing a total of 0.62 grams, in addition to four syringes containing at least 0.68 grams of sabu-sabu and 47 empty syringes.
"The suspect claimed he was a drug user and all the drugs were only for his personal consumption," Artana said.
"During the interrogation, KH said he had bought the drugs from a dealer in Kuta for Rp 4 million [US$306]," Artana said, adding that KH had been found to have overstayed in Bali, as he had entered Indonesia on a tourist visa in July 2015. (ebf)
