"The suspect was caught while having 0.4 grams of illegal drug," Spokesman of the National Police Senior Commissioner Boy Rafli Amar said here Wednesday.
Iyut Bing Slamet, who had been very popular among child singers in Indonesia, was caught red-handed Tuesday night, he said.
The police investigators suspected that she was just a drug user and they would have three days to question her, Boy Rafli Amar said.
However, Iyut would likely be detained to reveal identities of the drug traffickers who had sold the drug to her, he said.
The detectives had also arrested a noted drummer of "Padi" Band named Yoyok at an apartment in South Jakarta on February 27, 2011.
Boy Rafli Amar said public figures and other members of the society who had used drugs were suggested to report to the police in order that they could soon be rehabilitated.
Under Law Number 35/2009 on addictive drugs, the drug users, who initiated to report their problem to the police, would not be subject to legal process, he said.
Indonesia is among the Asian countries being seriously threatened by drug smuggling syndicates.
According to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), there were 3.6 million drug users in Indonesia in 2008.
They came from various social and professional backgrounds, including artists, musicians, students, politicians, and even policemen.
In protecting young Indonesians from the threat of drugs, the police keep monitoring and foiled the drug smugglers` activities.
In connection with the BNN`s efforts to combat trans-national drug dealers, its agents caught a Nigerian man for drug trafficking on January 28, 2011.
The suspect was only identified as P alias Pr. The BNN agents also detained five Indonesians in a raid on January 28, BNN`s Deputy for Combating Drugs Tomi Sagiman said recently.
They were identified as RA,E, DW, AM and J, he said, adding that the suspects were allegedly involved in smuggling mathyl amphetamine.
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