43 prosecuted for drug case

JAMBI, Jambi: Jambi Police have completed the case files of 43 people charged with consuming and trafficking ecstasy, said Jambi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Djoko Turrochman on Thursday.

"A total of 42 people have been charged with consuming ecstasy pills, and another one is accused of trafficking the pills. The case files were just handed over to Jambi Prosecutor's Office," said Djoko. The 43 people were rounded up during a random sweeping operation a few days ago across Jambi city.

The suspects will be charged with violating the law on psychotropic substances that carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison.

The suspects are aged between 20 and 40 years old, 15 of them are women, said Djoko. -- JP