THE relaxed chat between Ojang Sohandi, the regent of Subang, West Java, and District Commander Lt. Col. Budi Mawardi Syam came to an abrupt halt on Monday last week when Subang Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Nurpatria strolled into the office with two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioners in tow.

The operation was planned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) back in mid-March. KPK officials were placed on standby at a number of locations throughout Jakarta that day two weeks ago. Officers were told to keep an eye on several persons, all of whom were suspected of preparing for a bribe handoff.

Ash and debris were all that remained of the U-shaped prison complex in Bengkulu last week.

The operation to arrest the regent of Ogan Ilir, Ahmad Wazir Nofiadi Maward, was planned as secretly as possible," said an unnamed National Narcotics Agency (BNN) officer who participated in the raid on Nofiadi's house last week. "Only the central office knew about it. "We were afraid it might leak out if other people were involved."

Sorong Police chief Karimudin Ritonga was jolted awake by the news, which came at 3am: Labora Sitorus was back, and he was turning himself in.

Soldiers in Jakarta raided the Kostrad (Army Strategic Reserves Command) housing compound in Tanah Kusir two weeks ago, moving in on men of their own. "We received intelligence that a drug ring was operating there," said Kostrad Information chief Lt. Col. Heru on Thursday last week. The afternoon raid involved Kostrad Intel Assault Battalion and the Army Military Police. The At-Taqwa Mosque, located about 300 meters away from the five targeted houses, served as the mission command center.