Tangerang set for mammoth drug trials<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, Tangerang<\/p>\n
The Tangerang Police announced on Thursday that they had handed
\nover the case files on 35 drug suspects to the prosecutorial
\nauthorities, and were expecting the cases to be tried
\nsimultaneously.<\/p>\n
Tangerang Police deputy chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Aan Suhanan said
\nthat the defendants were arrested during a series of police raids
\nin Tangerang municipality and regency in May and June.<\/p>\n
"We have completed our investigations, and handed over the
\nfiles to the Tangerang Prosecutor's Office last week," he said.<\/p>\n
He further revealed that 26 of the suspects were arrested for
\nallegedly using or being in possession of drugs, while the
\nremaining nine were arrested for drug dealing.<\/p>\n
The police charged 20 of the suspects alleged to have been in
\npossession of marijuana or putaw (low grade heroin) with
\nviolating Articles 78 and 82 of the Psychotropic Substances Law.
\nBoth articles carry a maximum sentence of death.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 10 suspects arrested for possession of ecstasy
\npills, four for possession of shabu-shabu (crystal
\nmethamphetamine), and another suspect arrested for possession of
\nlexotan pills, were all charged with violating Articles 59 and 62
\nof the law. They face a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail if
\nconvicted.<\/p>\n
As a result of the raids, the police confiscated 562.3 grams
\nof marijuana, 0.5 grams of putaw, 1.9 grams of shabu-shabu,
\ndozens of ecstasy pills, and 40 lexotan pills.<\/p>\n
Top police narcotics detective, Comr. Suparno, added that the
\nforce had apprehended a total 130 suspects in 92 drug cases since
\nJanuary. Five of the suspects are school students, eight
\nuniversity students, 46 company employees and 26 businesspeople,
\nwhile the remaining suspects have other occupations.<\/p>\n
Comparing the number of people arrested on an annual basis,
\nSuparno said it had increased from 144 in 2001 to 229 in 2002,
\nand to 274 people in 2003.<\/p>\n
Aan Suhanan said that the police had yet to arrest the main
\ndrug suppliers "as they use the cell system when dealing with
\neach other."<\/p>",
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