Tangerang, Dec. 3 -- Interpol fugitive Dewi Astutik, a key member of the Fredy Pratama narcotics network, has been arrested following a Soekarno-Hatta Customs investigation that uncovered 2.3 kilograms of heroin, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said.

The arrest was made possible through close interagency cooperation and diplomatic coordination, leading Cambodian authorities to detain Astutik at a hotel in Sihanoukville, in the country's west.

"Dewi was recruited by Asian and African drug syndicates and is also wanted by South Korea," BNN chief Comr. Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto said in a confirmed statement Wednesday.

He added that the operation targeted one of the main actors behind the attempted smuggling of two tons of methamphetamine ...