3 men arrested for cannabis

3 men arrested for cannabis

JAKARTA (JP): Three men were arrested in Tangerang, West Java,
Saturday for allegedly possessing two cannabis plants and an
ounce of dried marijuana, police said.

The cannabis plants are believed to the first found in
Tangerang, said police chief Lt. Col. Aryanto Boedihardjo.

He said Saturday his office would soon raid the area to find
other suspected marijuana users and dealers.

"Dried marijuana is quite common in the area. But cannabis
plants? That's something else. We will sweep the area to find
other plants which have possibly been grown by other people," he
said.

He suspected there were some plants which had been planted in
the Serpong district.

Two of the three arrested suspects were caught at one of their
houses in Pakulonan village, Serpong.

Aryanto said that Anton, 17, and Juwisman, 45, were accused of
illegally growing two cannabis plants in the backyard of the
house.

Anton said during the interrogation that he had received the
plants from a friend, Aryanto said.

"The two plants, about 30 centimeters high, were confiscated
as evidence," he said.

Aryanto said the other arrested suspect was Wahjudi, 23, a
notorious hoodlum in Pasar Ayer. He was arrested Thursday with an
ounce of dried marijuana.

"Wahjudi was stoned when my men caught him. He said during
interrogation that he received the marijuana from a dealer who
used to hang around at a food stall in Jati Uwung district."

He said Wahjudi would face a maximum seven years in jail or a
Rp 250 million (US$20,833) fine for possessing and using
marijuana.

Anton and Juwisman face a maximum 10 years in jail and a Rp
500 million fine for growing the cannabis plants. (cst)