A Nigerian national allegedly involved in an international drug ring died after police shot him in the back in Bekasi, West Java, dawn on Thursday.

Police narcotics directorate head Sr. Comr. Arman Depari said the man, Oliver Uchechukwu Osondu aka Today Taouray, 32, was brought to a nearby hospital, but he died on the way.

"He tried to fight police officers and attempted to run. When an officer fired a warning shot, he ignored it and kept running,' Arman told reporters.

He said police found 100 grams of heroin at his house on Jl. Mutiara Gading, East Bekasi.

Oliver was formerly convicted of drug offenses and arrested in 2001 by city police officers.

"At that time, he was sentenced to five years in prison under the name of Benjamin Musakoro," Arman said.

He said Oliver was believed to have links with an international drug ring because the heroin might be delivered from an area known as the Golden Crescent -- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq -- or the Golden Triangle -- Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.

Police also arrested another Nigerian national who was allegedly a dealer. They made the arrest after detaining his courier on Jl. Sabang, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.

Police got a tip-off from neighboring residents that people often did drug transactions on the street.

The alleged courier, identified as Mardiah, led police to her boss, Victor Thembo Macoba, who tried to escape.

"We were forced to shoot him in the leg," Arman said.

Arman said both shot Nigerians did not have a gun.

Police found 58.8 grams of crystal methamphetamine, known as shabu-shabu, in Mardiah's hand and 59.6 grams from a raid at Victor's house on Jl. Jomas, Meruya Utara, West Jakarta.

Victor told police that he got the shabu-shabu from a fellow Nigerian named Ricardo Mabuakor alias Steff, who was still at large.

In Tangerang, security officers seized 99.05 grams of shabu-shabu smuggled through a postal delivery package in a cargo warehouse at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

"The drug was found by airport security officers who were conducting routine checks in the cargo warehouse on Wednesday," Eko Darmanto, chief of intelligence at airport's Customs and Excise Office, said on Thursday.

According to Eko, the drug was sent from Jakarta by a man identified as LL to Jessica, a receiver in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

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