Two tried for heroin trafficking<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two expatriates from Ghana and Nigeria were
\nindicted at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday on
\ncharges of trafficking 450 grams of heroin.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor S. Sitanggang said the Ghanaian and Nigerian
\ndefendants, identified respectively as Kofi Frimpong, 24, and Enu
\nOtutu Patric, 28, were charged with Article 23 (4) of Law No.
\n9\/1976 on Narcotics.<\/p>\n
\"According to the law, if the defendants are found guilty,
\nthey may face sentences ranging from 20 years in jail, to life or
\ndeath and fines of Rp 50 million (US$14,000),\" Sitanggang said.<\/p>\n
He said the case began after Frimpong met with a man,
\nidentified as Fredy, in Bangkok, Thailand, in May who asked the
\ndefendant to take the heroin from Fredy's friend in Penang,
\nMalaysia to Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Frimpong, a university student, was paid US$500 by Fredy to
\ntransport the heroin from Penang to Jakarta, Sitanggang said.<\/p>\n
Frimpong, who was to be paid another $2,000 on his arrival in
\nJakarta, swallowed the heroin which was packed into 39 capsules.
\nHe went to Medan, North Sumatra by ferry before arriving at
\nSoekarno-Hatta Airport on May 26, Sitanggang said.<\/p>\n
He said the heroin was collected by Patric, who introduced
\nhimself as one of Fredy's other friends, from the Pardede Hotel
\non Jl. Raden Saleh in Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Frimpong handed over the heroin, which he had discharged from
\nhis stomach, to Patric. The two then left the hotel in a taxi,
\nSitanggang said.<\/p>\n
He said the defendants began to panic upon seeing a police
\nofficer riding a motorcycle behind their taxi.<\/p>\n
\"The defendants immediately jumped out of the taxi and were
\narrested by the policeman, who was suspicious of their conduct,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
They were sent to the City Police Headquarters for
\nquestioning, he said.<\/p>\n
The two defendants were tried in two separate sessions
\ninvolving the same prosecutor and lawyers, but different judges.<\/p>\n
Frimpong's case was led by presiding judge P.A. Sianipar,
\nwhile Patric's by Abas Sumantri. Their trials were adjourned
\nuntil next week to hear witnesses' statements. (jun)<\/p>",
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