Malaysian drug smuggler nabbed at airport

Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang | Tue, 05/31/2011

Officials say they arrested a Malaysian woman for allegedly smuggling Rp 1.1 billion (US$129,000) of heroin through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta.

Airport customs deputy chief Mama Sulaiman said the suspect, Febi, 26, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday night from Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia flight AK-388 with almost a half kilogram of heroin.

“Customs Tactical Unit team members in charge at Terminal 2 became suspicious of the suspect, who looked nervous when passing the checkpoint. So they decided to examine her,” he said.

An inspection turned up 51 capsules containing a brown powder in the suspect’s luggage and pants pockets.

“Test results confirmed that the brown powder in the capsules was heroin,” he said.