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16-05-2025
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American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling, could face death penalty
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment in Tangerang regency, just outside the capital, Jakarta, and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief. The arrest followed a tip from the airport's customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, Sipayung said. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024. Under Indonesia's anti-drug laws, Shaw faces up to life sentence or death penalty if found guilty, Sipayung said. A video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting as he's being pushed away by police and shouting 'Help … help!' when he was about to be arrested. Shaw has played for several clubs in the Indonesian Basketball League since 2022, and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last year. He told police during interrogation that he wanted to share the cannabis candy with fellow basketball players, according to Sipayung. He said the candy contained a total gross weight of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of illegal cannabinoid inside a package. 'We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution,' Sipayung said. Shaw did not make any statement when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference Wednesday wearing a detainee orange T-shirt and a mask with his hands tied. Tangerang Hawks' manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told reporters on Thursday that they regretted what had been done by Shaw and the club had immediately fired him as he has breached the contract. The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life, said its chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono. 'We don't tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world,' Djiwandono said. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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"Do I need to come home?" - Tatum's dad offered to leave his job because he was worried about his son's mental well-being after suffering a serious injury
Head coach Justin Tatum was on his way to Mongolia with his team for a game in the Indonesian Basketball League last Monday while the Boston Celtics played the New York Knicks in Game 4 of their best-of-seven second-round playoff series. While on a stopover in South Korea, Justin grabbed his tablet and thought he would watch the game live. His son, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum, was cooking and well on his way to dropping a 50-piece on their opponents. Suddenly, JT fell on the floor and grimaced in pain. Advertisement As a former professional basketball player himself, the elder Tatum knew right away that, based on what he saw, his son tore his Achilles tendon. A few minutes later, Justin's phone rang. It was Jayson, and the two ended up having an emotional conversation. "They cried on the phone together, and Jayson was asking him, 'Why me, dad? Why me? Why does this have to happen to me?' And he said, 'Son, this is God's will. You're young, you're gonna get through this,'" said ESPN's Marc Spears, who spoke with Justin. Justin offered to come home for JT Justin went on to remind Jayson that his childhood idol and hero, the late Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, also suffered an Achilles injury late in his NBA career. Even at an advanced age, KB went on to successfully recover and continue playing for the Los Angeles Lakers until 2016. Advertisement The 2025 NBL champion head coach, who has accepted a gig for Indonesian league's Pelita Jaya team while Australian basketball is in its offseason, then told Spears that based on his conversation with his son, he was more worried about Jayson's mental well-being than his physical ability to recover from the injury because he's never dealt with an injury as serious as an Achilles tear before. And so Tatum's dad offered to quit his job to be by JT's side in the United States. "He asked Jayson, 'Do I need to come home? I'll leave Asia right now and go home right now.' And Jayson said 'No, dad, stay there and coach," added the Hall of Fame NBA reporter. Related: "When I needed cash, he said, 'how much?'" - John Salley says Shaquille O'Neal loaned him $70,000 when he was broke and didn't want it back Jayson is in high spirits after surgery Meanwhile, the Celtics wasted no time. Immediately after tests confirmed the ruptured right Achilles tendon, they sent Tatum to the New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery, where the No.3 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft went under the knife in a procedure led by Dr. Martin O'Malley. Advertisement O'Malley has successfully operated on more than 150 professional athletes, including Kevin Durant's bone graft surgery in 2015, Rudy Gay's 2017 Achilles tear, and a 2023 operation on both of Tiger Woods' feet after his 2021 car accident. "Jayson Tatum today underwent successful surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon," the Celtics said in a statement. "No timetable is currently available for his return, but he is expected to make a full recovery." A day later, Jayson shared a photo from his hospital room after the surgery, and by the looks of it, he is in good spirits, and Justin does not have much to worry about. Looking positive and upbeat, he gave a thumbs-up sign in an Instagram post thanking his well-wishers. Related: Barkley says JT should call KD for advice in light of his Achilles tear: "The best experience is somebody who's already experienced it before"
CBS News
15-05-2025
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Jarred Shaw, Dallas native and basketball player in Indonesia, could face death penalty over cannabis candy
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, Indonesian authorities said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Shaw is accused of smuggling cannabis candy Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment just outside the capital, Jakarta, and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief. Shaw played college basketball at Oklahoma State and Utah State. He attended Dallas ISD's Carter High School, where he was District 11-4A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, according to a biography on the Utah State athletics website. Suspicious package from Thailand led to his arrest arrest The arrest followed a tip from the airport's customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, Sipayung said. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024. Under Indonesia's anti-drug laws, Shaw faces up to life sentence or death penalty if found guilty, Sipayung said. A video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting as he's being pushed away by police and shouting "Help … help!" when he was about to be arrested. Shaw says cannabis candy was meant for teammates Shaw has played for several clubs in the Indonesian Basketball League since 2022, and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last year. He told police during interrogation that he wanted to share the cannabis candy with fellow basketball players, according to Sipayung. He said the candy contained a total gross weight of 30.6 ounces of illegal cannabinoid inside a package. "We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution," Sipayung said. Shaw did not make any statement when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference Wednesday wearing a detainee orange T-shirt and a mask with his hands tied. Tangerang Hawks fire Shaw, league bans him for life Tangerang Hawks' manager Tikky Suwantikno told reporters on Thursday that they regretted what had been done by Shaw and the club had immediately fired him as he has breached the contract. The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life, said its chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono. "We don't tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world," Djiwandono said. Indonesia's tough drug laws and international smuggling The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.
15-05-2025
- Sport
An American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment in Tangerang regency, just outside the capital, Jakarta, and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief. The arrest followed a tip from the airport's customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, Sipayung said. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024. Under Indonesia's anti-drug laws, Shaw faces up to life sentence or death penalty if found guilty, Sipayung said. A video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting as he's being pushed away by police and shouting 'Help … help!' when he was about to be arrested. Shaw has played for several clubs in the Indonesian Basketball League since 2022, and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last year. He told police during interrogation that he wanted to share the cannabis candy with fellow basketball players, according to Sipayung. He said the candy contained a total gross weight of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of illegal cannabinoid inside a package. 'We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution,' Sipayung said. Shaw did not make any statement when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference Wednesday wearing a detainee orange T-shirt and a mask with his hands tied. Tangerang Hawks' manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told reporters on Thursday that they regretted what had been done by Shaw and the club had immediately fired him as he has breached the contract. The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life, said its chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono. 'We don't tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world,' Djiwandono said. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.
Fox Sports
15-05-2025
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An American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7, after police raided his apartment in Tangerang regency, just outside the capital, Jakarta, and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candies, said Ronald Sipayung, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport police chief. The arrest followed a tip from the airport's customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, Sipayung said. Cannabis has been decriminalized in Thailand since November 2024. Under Indonesia's anti-drug laws, Shaw faces up to life sentence or death penalty if found guilty, Sipayung said. A video circulating on social media purportedly showed Shaw, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, resisting as he's being pushed away by police and shouting 'Help … help!' when he was about to be arrested. Shaw has played for several clubs in the Indonesian Basketball League since 2022, and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last year. He told police during interrogation that he wanted to share the cannabis candy with fellow basketball players, according to Sipayung. He said the candy contained a total gross weight of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of illegal cannabinoid inside a package. 'We are still running the investigation to uncover the international drugs network behind this case and to stop its distribution,' Sipayung said. Shaw did not make any statement when he was presented by the authorities at a news conference Wednesday wearing a detainee orange T-shirt and a mask with his hands tied. Tangerang Hawks' manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told reporters on Thursday that they regretted what had been done by Shaw and the club had immediately fired him as he has breached the contract. The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life, said its chair, Budisatrio Djiwandono. 'We don't tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field involved in drugs. There is no room for drug users in the basketball world,' Djiwandono said. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. in this topic
