BNN Seizes 840 Kilograms of Crystal Meth in West Jakarta

Jakarta (Antara) -- The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seized and confiscated 840 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at Lotte Mart Taman Surya Park, Kalideres, West Jakarta, on Monday. This is the largest amount of illegal drugs ever confiscated by the BNN. "This was the biggest confiscation in BNN's history," Deputy for Narcotics Eradication Affairs of the BNN Brig. Gen Dedi Fauzi said here on Tuesday. On Monday, January 5, the BNN arrested nine suspected narcotics dealers. They were caught red-handed while conducting their transactions at Lotte Mart Taman Surya Park. The nine suspects were four Hong Kong citizens, one Malaysian, and four Indonesians, known by their initials as SL, SN, TST, TSL, SEF, CHM, WCP, SJJ, and ADK, respectively. The BNN confiscated 42 sacks that altogether contained 840 kilograms of methamphetamine. According to Fauzi, the drug syndicates had been hunted for years by the seven countries of Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, China, Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Furthermore, Chief of the BNN Isp. Gen. Anang Iskandar stated in Jambi on Tuesday that the number of narcotics users in Indonesia is now 4.2 million. "The number of narcotics addicts in Indonesia is large, which is a big problem. There are some 4.2 million drug addicts in the country. If they recover (from the addiction), drug trafficking will no longer be prevalent in Indonesia," Iskandar observed after attending the 58th anniversary of Jambi province here on Tuesday. (*)