Jakarta, Sept. 21 -- Jakarta police seized 25.2 kilograms of methamphetamine worth an estimated Rp30 billion (US$1.68 million) in Depok, West Java, during a 2026 Nila Jaya drug operation, authorities said Monday.

Central Jakarta police chief Senior Commissioner Reynold E.P. Hutagalung said officers seized the drugs after pursuing a 47-year-old suspect, identified as S, who was carrying them on a motorcycle.

"The success demonstrates our personnel's vigilance in taking firm action against drug traffickers," Reynold said in an official statement in Jakarta.

S was arrested by the Central Jakarta police's narcotics unit on the afternoon of Sept. 10, after officers had targeted him in an investigation, Reynold said.

He said police would co...