Foreigners held in Indonesia on drugs charges

Indonesian authorities said they arrested four foreigners who attempted to smuggle drugs into Jakarta, including a Nigerian man who had swallowed dozens of capsules filled with more than a kilogram of methamphetamine and were found inside his stomach.

A Jakarta police spokesperson said that a Brazilian and three Nigerian men were arrested separately between January and March in Jakarta. Police Director of Drug Investigation MuktiJuharsa believed the arrested suspects were from an international syndicate.

He added that the suspects would be punished according to law, which includes a maximum death sentence.The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major smuggling hub in part because international drug syndicates target its young population.