6,806 Ecstasy pills destroyed in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Provincial Prosecutor's Office here has destroyed 6,800 Ecstasy pills which were confiscated between June 1998 to July of this year.

In the same period, 32 cases of trafficking and possession of marijuana and 19 cases of psychotropic drugs were brought to completion, the chief of the Provincial Prosecutor's Office, J.T. Siahaan said.

The office is also working on several new drug cases, such as the recent arrest of three suspects with 16 kilograms of dried marijuana. Another case involves three other alleged drug dealers who were arrested with 50 kilograms of dried hashish on Thursday. (39/edt)