10 men arrested with pills and marijuana<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police apprehended yesterday 10 men in South and
\nEast Jakarta for possessing a total of 40 Nipam barbiturate
\npills, 15 Ecstasy pills and three marijuana cigarettes.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said the men were
\narrested in two separate incidents and all were being detained at
\nJakarta Police Headquarters for a preliminary investigation.<\/p>\n
\"Those whose involvement with drugs cannot be proven in the
\npreliminary investigation will be released.\"<\/p>\n
He said the men were being held for allegedly possessing and
\nconsuming drugs.<\/p>\n
\"Apparently the confiscated drugs were just leftovers. They
\nmight have used some of the drugs before being arrested.\"<\/p>\n
Aritonang said that nine of the 10 men were arrested about 1
\na.m. yesterday while driving a jeep along Jl. Sampit in Kebayoran
\nBaru district of South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The men were identified only as Iw, Tf, Hn, Bd, Yd, Cc, Sy, Md
\nand Ad.<\/p>\n
\"A police patrol stopped the car because it was being driven
\ncarelessly. The officers then searched the car and frisked the
\npassengers when they noticed that some of the men looked stoned.\"<\/p>\n
He said 40 Nipam pills and three marijuana cigarettes were
\nfound in the men's possession.<\/p>\n
Aritonang said the other man, identified as Syafril Ayuba, 29,
\nwas arrested in Duren Sawit area in East Jakarta about 1 a.m.
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
Police seized 15 Ecstasy pills which were allegedly found in
\nSyafril's pocket, he said.<\/p>\n
\"Syafril admitted that the pills were his and that he kept the
\npills for his own consumption.\"<\/p>\n
Aritonang said officers arrested Syafril, who lives in Kebon
\nBawang in North Jakarta, following information from an informant.<\/p>\n
Police are still investigating the possibility that Syafril or
\nany of the other nine suspects may not only be users but also
\ndealers, he said.<\/p>\n
According to the 1997 Psychotropic Law No. 5, people who are
\nfound guilty of keeping, possessing or using Ecstasy pills face a
\npenalty of between four and 15 years in jail and between Rp 150
\nmillion (US$23,076) and Rp 750 million in fines.<\/p>\n
Those found guilty of keeping, possessing or using barbiturate
\nand tranquilizer pills, including Nipam, face a maximum of five
\nyears imprisonment and Rp 100 million in fines.<\/p>\n
If proven guilty of keeping, possessing or using marijuana,
\nthe perpetrator faces a maximum penalty of seven years in jail
\nand Rp 250 million in fines. (cst)<\/p>",
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