Woman, 62, Arrested At Medan Airport For Allegedly Carrying Drugs in Her Handbag
February 10, 2010
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Customs officers at Polonia Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, arrested a 62-year-old woman on Tuesday night for allegedly carrying 400 grams of methamphetamines in small plastic bags wrapped in underwear and tissues in her handbag.
The woman, identified as Aceh resident Sapura Idris, was arrested at 10 p.m. after disembarking from a Sriwijaya Air flight from Penang, Malaysia, said the head of the airport’s customs office, Budi Santoso.
The woman caught officers’ attention because she looked nervous when exiting the international airport, he said. They approached her and when they checked her luggage, they allegedly found the drugs.
Sapura said the drugs belonged to another passenger on the plane who asked her to carry them in exchange for Rp 1.4 million ($150).
“It was given to me by a young man in his 30’s. He said somebody would meet me at the airport but I was arrested instead,” Sapura told TV One.
Polonia Customs Office have handed over the case to North Sumatra Police for further investigation.
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