REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TANGERANG -- The Soekarno Hatta airport customs has foiled four attempts to smuggle methamphetamine worth RP4.9 billion in the street to the country.

Head of the airport customs office Okto Irianto said here on Tuesday the first attempt was to smuggle 922 grams of the illicit drug worth Rp1.2 billion.

In the case the customs authorities nabbed suspects -- BD (47 years), a South African and FA (53 years) an Indonesian.

The second attempts was to smuggle 1,224 grams worth RP1.6 billion of the drug involving three suspects -- an Ugandan TM (46) and S (35) and AL (32) both Indonesians.

The Ugandan, who was an English teacher in his country, swallowed the drug.

The third attempt was to smuggle 842 grams of the drug worth RP1.1 billion in the street involving a suspect CT (56) from Taiwan.

CT tried to hide the drug in his under pant.

The fourth case involved another suspect from Taiwan LC (34) trying to smuggle 724 grams of the drug worth Rp977 million. He tried to hide the drug in his under pant.

"Altogether the customs authorities confiscated 3,712 grams of methamphetamine worth more than RP4.9 billion," Okto Irianto said.

Deputy chief of anti narcotics police of the Soekarno Hatta airport police resort Adj. Comr Subekti said the suspects were charged with violating criminal law and facing a maximum jail term of 15 years with a fine of Rp10 billion.

"The suspects and the evidence have been handed over to the police criminal detectives for further investigations," Subekti said.

Meanwhile, the Riau anti narcotic police detectives have arrested four suspects charged with being in possession and traffickers of 386 ecstasy pills.

"The suspects were put in a number of police detentions in Pekanbaru," Riau police chief spokesman Adj. Sr Comr Guntur Aryo Tejo told reporters in the Riau capital city on Tuesday.

Guntur said the first suspect is identified as AI (31), picked by police form his hotel room with 262 ecstasy pills and 14 sachets of methamphetamine.

The second suspect NZ (31), was caught at Jalan Tanjung Datuk in Pekanbaru with 50 ecstasy pills.

The third suspect is WP (28), picked by police from his hotel room in Pekanbaru with 9 ecstasy pills.

The fourth suspect IS (38) was also caught at a hotel room with 65 ecstasy pills, Guntur said.

Currently the four suspects have been detained and were being investigated, he said.

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