Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- Jakarta Metropolitan Police have announced the arrest of seven drug traffickers and the seizure of 47 kilograms of methamphetamine, believed to belong to an international trafficking ring.

The suspects were apprehended in a series of raids across Jakarta and surrounding areas in July and August, Chief of the Jakarta Police's Narcotics Division, Senior Commissioner Ahmad David, said on Friday.

He explained that the syndicate had been operating for about four months and used Chinese tea packaging to smuggle crystal meth.

The traffickers also relied on a "drop point" system - leaving packages at designated locations to avoid direct handovers, David said.

The police operation began in early July following a public tip-...