6,806 Ecstasy pills destroyed in Medan

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)