Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA News) - Jakarta Metropolitan police raided a house in Villa Melati Mas in Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, that has been used as an illegal laboratory for producing narcotic drug crystal methamphetamine.

The house in Blok G1 Number 16 has been used as a laboratory to produce crystal methamphetamine locally known as "shabu", the command`s spokesman, Senior Commissioner Rikwanto, said here on Thursday.

He said the raid was done in the morning following a long monitoring.

He said the police have arrested PG (42) an Indonesian national believed to be the owner of the house and compounder and confiscated some equipment and chemical substances used to make the drug.

"Some of the meth confiscated by the police are in the form of finished products and raw materials," he added.

Rikwanto said the lab in the house could be categorized as a big and complete lab.

He said the police would further investigate the case to see possible other persons involved in it.

"The suspect is now still being intensively questioned to find possible other suspects," he added.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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