Bengkalis, Riau, July 13 -- The Bengkalis Police arrested three illicit drug couriers and seized 15 packets of crystal methamphetamine weighing 14,585 kilograms in Pangkalan Jambi, Bukit Batu Sub-district, on Saturday.

"The three perpetrators that we arrested are Arn, 42, a fisherman of Muntai Village; Des, 27, a resident of Kembung Baru Village; and Saf, 26, a resident of Pambang Baru Village, Bantan Sub-district, Bengkalis District," Bengkalis Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Hendra Gunawan stated here on Monday.

Gunawan revealed that in addition to methamphetamine, the police confiscated four cellphones, three cars, and cash amounting to Rp3,557,000.

The police swung into action to arrest the drug traffickers after receiving...