Malaysian Citizen Arrested for Smuggling in Meth in Batam

Batam, Riau Islands (Antara) - A Malaysian citizen has been arrested for attempting to smuggle in around a kilogram of methamphetamine through Batam Center's International Port in Sumatra's Riau Islands province. "The suspect arrived at the port around 2.30pm on Saturday aboard Dumai Ekspress 2 ferry from Setulang Laut, Malaysia," Batam Authority's (BP Batam) director of integrated service and public relations Dwi Djoko Wiwoho said here on Sunday. He said BP Batam security directorate personnel Antonius Ajendo was the one that had arrested the suspect and referred him a Batam Customs and Excise official at the port. The suspect known by his identity as Madhan Raj Raja was born in 1994 and entered Batam using passport Number A:27890543. "Officers at the port were suspicious of the suspect's movement when approaching an X-Ray and finally arrested him," he said. Following questioning it was discovered that the suspect had hidden the stuff in his underwear. "After being weighed it was known the evidence was around one kilogram worth above Rp1.5 billion," he said. (*) reporting by larno