Jail term sought for drug owners<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court initiated on
\nFriday the trial of defendants Saiful Bahri, 32, Pujianto, 22,
\nAri Sigit, 25, and Roni, 22, for their alleged possession of 86.5
\nkilograms of marijuana.<\/p>\n
The four defendants face charges of violating Article 81 of
\nthe 1997 Narcotics Law, which carries a maximum sentence of 15
\nyears in jail and a maximum fine of Rp 750 million (US$103,000),
\nsaid prosecutor Adam.<\/p>\n
During the initial hearing, presided over by Judge Silvester
\nDjuma, several police officers said they arrested Pujianto and
\nSaiful Bahri and confiscated the marijuana after they raided
\nPujianto's house in Wisma Harapan Karawaci on March 19 last year,
\nAdam said.<\/p>\n
During the police investigation, Pujianto disclosed the
\nwhereabouts of another two suspects, Ari Sigit and Roni, to the
\nofficers. Based on Pujianto's information, the police arrested
\nthe two on Nov. 20 last year.<\/p>\n
He said the four possessed different amounts of marijuana when
\nthey were arrested: Pujianto allegedly had 20 kgs, Saiful Bahri,
\n50 kgs, Ari Sigit, six kgs and Roni, 10.5 kgs.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Tuesday, the district court sentenced Munawar, 32,
\nto 14 years in jail for possessing 111.5 kgs of marijuana.<\/p>\n
Judge Silvester adjourned the hearing until next week to hear
\ntestimonies from witnesses. (41\/asa)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/jail-term-sought-for-drug-owners-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}