A 59 year old farmer was arrested in the Gayo Lues district, Aceh province, on charge of smuggling 480 kilograms of hashish.
Senior Commissioner Goenawan, the spokesman for the Aceh provincial police department confirmed the arrest of the suspect along with 480 kg of hashish on Saturday (July 29) at the Blangkejeren police station in Gayo Lues at around 07.30 p.m. local time, Antara News reported.
The police also seized a L300 pickup and a mobile phone from the suspect, identified by his initial as S was arrested after the police received a tip-off from the public that the vehicle carrying hashish would move past the police station on Saturday (July 29).
Goenawan added that based on the tip-off, personnel of the crime investigation unit at the Gayo Lues district police was able to spy on the car and stopped it in front of the Blangkejeren police station and recovered the 480 kilograms of hashish.
"At that time the suspect, along with evidence was detained at the Gayo Lues district police station and later was handed over to the drug crime investigation unit at the Gayo Lues district police for further investigation," he said.