‘I thought he was offering me sweets – they were drugs’: Singaporean at Indonesian nightclub

SINGAPORE – When a young, smartly dressed Indonesian man approached Mr Mohamed in a dimly lit nightclub and asked him if he wanted “Nike” or “Superman”, it confused the Singaporean.

The 53-year-old, who gave his name only as Mr Mohamed, had visited the club in Nagoya town, Batam, with other Singaporeans after a round of golf earlier in the day.

Mr Mohamed said: “I couldn’t really hear what he was saying but he opened a small tin box with tablets placed on a bed of sponge.

“I thought they were sweets but he told me he was selling Ecstasy pills (embossed with Nike and Superman logos).”

Mr Mohamed said he repeatedly declined the offer, but was then…