Jakarta, Sept. 15 -- Central Jakarta police have seized 7,218.1 grams, or about 7.2 kg, of crystal methamphetamine worth Rp10 billion (about U$567,000) and arrested a suspect in West Jakarta, police said.

"The case began with public information about suspicious activity on Jelambar Baru Raya Street in West Jakarta," Central Jakarta Police Chief Reynold E.P. Hutagalung said in a statement on Monday.

After receiving the report, the police narcotics unit investigated and monitored the area before arresting the suspect, identified as SH, 35, in Grogol Petamburan, police said.

During a search, officers found narcotics packages inside a paper bag. They then searched SH's rented room and found a gray suitcase containing seven large packages o...