One of the world’s strictest countries when it comes to drug offenses has set its sights on an American professional basketball player.
Jarred Dwayne Shaw — currently playing in the Indonesian professional league for the Tangerang Hawks, according to the Associated Press — was arrested by local authorities on May 7 for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country.
Shaw, 34, is a Dallas native who played college basketball at Utah State and has been in the Indonesian league since 2022.
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An airport tip to the local authorities saying that Shaw had received a suspicious package from Thailand — which has decriminalized marijuana, unlike Indonesia — ultimately led to the arrest.
A raid of Shaw’s apartment uncovered 100 pieces of Delta-9 THC cannabis
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