The singer has been detained for allegedly possessing and consuming crystal methamphetamine.
"RA remains in police custody," Jakarta Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Sen.Coms. Yusri Yunus, told local journalists here on Monday.
Police investigators are still probing the drug offence and grilling several witnesses, he said, adding that the popular, 45-year-old singer was apprehended with 0.78 grams of crystal meth, which was found inside her handbag.
Following her arrest, anti-drug squad personnel raided her house in Cirendeu neighborhood, South Tangerang city, Banten province. The drug raid resulted in the seizure of a bong and a match, Yunus informed.
Reza Artamevia also underwent a urine test, whose result indicated that she had consumed crystal meth, he said.
Police are still chasing a suspected drug dealer, identified as F, who reportedly supplied the drugs to Artamevia, Yunus stated.
One of the options Reza Artamevia can now exercise is undergoing a drug rehabilitation program, but she has yet to apply for it, he added.
Indonesia remains under serious threat from drug dealers, with several individuals from its working-age population trapped in a vicious circle of drug use.
A report from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) shows that about 50 Indonesians die of drug use every day, but that has not yet deterred the practice in the country.
Users of crystal methamphetamine, narcotics, marijuana, and other types of addictive drugs transcend communities, and socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
Given its huge population and millions of drug users, Indonesia is perceived by both domestic and transnational drug dealers as a potential market. The value of the drug trade in the country is estimated to have reached nearly least Rp66 trillion.
With drug kingpins smuggling and trading drugs in the country over the past few decades, the Indonesian government has continued to apply harsh punitive action against them.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo had also issued shoot-at-sight orders against drug kingpins.
However, this has failed to deter drug traffickers. They continue to treat Indonesia as one of their main markets, even as Indonesian law enforcers keep the fight going against them. (INE)
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