3 men arrested for cannabis<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Three men were arrested in Tangerang, West Java,
\nSaturday for allegedly possessing two cannabis plants and an
\nounce of dried marijuana, police said.<\/p>\n
The cannabis plants are believed to the first found in
\nTangerang, said police chief Lt. Col. Aryanto Boedihardjo.<\/p>\n
He said Saturday his office would soon raid the area to find
\nother suspected marijuana users and dealers.<\/p>\n
\"Dried marijuana is quite common in the area. But cannabis
\nplants? That's something else. We will sweep the area to find
\nother plants which have possibly been grown by other people,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He suspected there were some plants which had been planted in
\nthe Serpong district.<\/p>\n
Two of the three arrested suspects were caught at one of their
\nhouses in Pakulonan village, Serpong.<\/p>\n
Aryanto said that Anton, 17, and Juwisman, 45, were accused of
\nillegally growing two cannabis plants in the backyard of the
\nhouse.<\/p>\n
Anton said during the interrogation that he had received the
\nplants from a friend, Aryanto said.<\/p>\n
\"The two plants, about 30 centimeters high, were confiscated
\nas evidence,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Aryanto said the other arrested suspect was Wahjudi, 23, a
\nnotorious hoodlum in Pasar Ayer. He was arrested Thursday with an
\nounce of dried marijuana.<\/p>\n
\"Wahjudi was stoned when my men caught him. He said during
\ninterrogation that he received the marijuana from a dealer who
\nused to hang around at a food stall in Jati Uwung district.\"<\/p>\n
He said Wahjudi would face a maximum seven years in jail or a
\nRp 250 million (US$20,833) fine for possessing and using
\nmarijuana.<\/p>\n
Anton and Juwisman face a maximum 10 years in jail and a Rp
\n500 million fine for growing the cannabis plants. (cst)<\/p>",
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