Father and son arrested for drug trafficking<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A father and his son were arrested for the
\npossession of 1.3 tons of dried marijuana with a street-value of
\nRp 2.6 billion (US$247,600), the police announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
The head of detectives at the National Police's narcotics
\nunit, Brig. Gen. Wilhelmus Laturette, said the suspects,
\nidentified as Sumadi, 49, and his 21-year-old son, who police
\nrefused to identify, were arrested in a raid in Karet Tengsin,
\nCentral Jakarta, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The two men are natives of Aceh, which is known to be home to
\nlarge marijuana plantations, most of which are located in the
\nprovince's outlying forests.<\/p>\n
\"During police questioning the suspects admitted they
\ntransported marijuana from Aceh to Jakarta at least five times,\"
\nWilhelmus said at National Police Headquarters.<\/p>\n
Wilhelmus said the marijuana, which was found in 26 sacks, was
\ntransported to Jakarta in a truck.<\/p>\n
\"On top, they covered the sacks (of marijuana) with plenty of
\nbananas. Police received information that Sumadi distributed
\ndrugs. We checked it out, and sure enough, we found the drugs,\"
\nWilhelmus said.<\/p>\n
He added that Sumadi and his son also confessed to having
\nreceived Rp 8 million from Acehnese drug suppliers for moving the
\nmarijuana to the capital.<\/p>\n
\"They were promised Rp 100 million. The money they already
\nreceived was only the down payment.\"<\/p>\n
In October last year, police in the capital arrested another
\nAceh native for the possession of 160 kilograms of marijuana. The
\nsuspect, identified as Marjuki Yakup, 25, was shot in the leg
\nwhen he resisted arrest near his residence in Lenteng Agung
\ndistrict, South Jakarta. (ylt)<\/p>",
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