Two men arrested for supplying 'ganja'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two men wanted by police for their alleged
\ninvolvement in a drug network were arrested at a hotel in Kramat
\nSentiong, Central Jakarta, with 17 kilograms of Aceh-grown ganja
\n(marijuana) in their possession, police said yesterday.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said the two were
\narrested red-handed on Thursday night after selling marijuana to
\nundercover detectives.<\/p>\n
He identified the suspects as Arifin Ibrahim, 26, and Ahmad
\nHusein, 28.<\/p>\n
\"We've been looking for these two since August after the
\ncapture of two marijuana dealers who named them as their
\nsuppliers.\"<\/p>\n
He said that on Aug. 21 last year the two alleged dealers --
\nAhmad, 33, and Agus, 40 -- were arrested for selling and
\nsupplying marijuana to drug vendors in the city.<\/p>\n
Ahmad was arrested in Pisangan Baru, East Jakarta with half a
\nkilogram of marijuana in his possession, while Agus was
\napprehended at his house in Johar Baru, Central Jakarta with two
\nand a half kilograms of marijuana, he said.<\/p>\n
Aritonang said the two admitted that they had sold marijuana,
\nsupplied by Arifin, for one year.<\/p>\n
He said undercover detectives finally made contact with Arifin
\nand Ahmad and plotted a transaction with the two at the Kencana
\nPuri hotel on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The two did not resist arrest but protested their innocence,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
\"Arifin is believed to have obtained the marijuana supplies
\nfrom an illegal cannabis plantation in Aceh,\" Aritonang said.<\/p>\n
An ounce of dried marijuana has a street value of at least Rp
\n350,000 (US$29).<\/p>\n
He said Arifin and Ahmad could deny the allegations but police
\nhad enough evidence and confessions from other suspects to ensure
\nthe men serve jail terms, he said.<\/p>\n
If they are found guilty, the suspects will face life
\nimprisonment or at least 20 years in jail and a maximum fine of
\nRp 1 billion for violating Article 82 of the 1997 Narcotics Law
\nNo. 22. (cst)<\/p>",
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