A nationally recognized billiards competitor has reportedly been arrested in Bali after getting caught distributing meth with the ‘ground-breaking’ method of mixing the drug with cement.
Yohannes Tinton Pratama, 32, represented Bali in Indonesia’s National Sports Week (PON) 2016 in billiards, coming out with a bronze medal. But now Pratama will apparently be remembered for more than just his success as a billiards player.
Pratama was arrested on Jl. Raya Sesetan, Denpasar April 26, around 6pm.
Police had apparently been tracking meth dealer, FW. When moving to apprehend FW, they found he was not alone in the car, and was accompanied by Balinese billiards man, Pratama.
Two packages of meth were taken out of FW’s pants, while another 29 packets were found in his bag, Denpasar Police told reporters on Tuesday.
After arresting FW and Pratama, police conducted a search at FW’s residence in Tukad Balian, Denpasar.
“At FW’s place of residence, we found three packages of meth stored in a safety box, plus an electric scale. The total evidence secured totals 15.34 grams,” Tribun Bali quoted an unnamed Denpasar Police source as saying.
Searching Pratama’s place, police say they found 1.92 grams of meth that was ‘uniquely hidden.’
“The meth was put into a plastic pipette, then the pipette containing the meth was plastered with white cement, ready for delivery,” police said.
The secretary of the All Indonesian Billiards Association (POBSI) in Bali, I Gusti Made Suyadnya, condemned Pratama’s arrest, saying the athlete’s involvement with drugs is very embarrassing.
“This isn’t just a hit for the billiards community, but also for KONI (Indonesian National Sports Committee) and it’s also bad for sports in Bali. Perhaps in the future, we will encourage drug testing for our athletes,” Suyadnya told Tribun.
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