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Makassar military chief nabbed in drug raid

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Makassar – Two high ranking Army officials were arrested and tested positive for drugs during a raid at a hotel in Makassar, South Sulawesi in the early hours of Wednesday morning (06/04), the military confirmed.

Col. Jefri Oktavian Rotty, the chief of the Makassar district infantry command and Let. Col. Budi Iman Santoso, chief of the local operations command, were among the seven people arrested when the Wirabuana Regional Military Command, which oversees military operation in the province, raided a room on the 12th floor of Hotel D'Maleo at 1.15 a.m. on Wednesday.

Brig. Gen. Supartodi, the Wirabuana command's chief of staff personally led the raid. Wirabuana command chief Maj. Gen. Agus Surya Bhakti said the two officers tested positive for drugs.

"The Indonesian military chief [Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo] have instructed the entire force to clean their respective units from drugs. This is proof that we don't discriminate in this cleaning efforts," Agus said. "We conducted the raid after hearing reports that there were two military officers having a drug party at the hotel."

Five civilians were also arrested during the raid, all are local businessmen. The civilians are now in custody of the provincial police while the two military officers are detained by the Wirabuana command's internal affairs.

Source: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/makassar-military-chief-nabbed-drug-raid/.