Alleged drug vendors arrested

Alleged drug vendors arrested

JAKARTA (JP): Police have apprehended two alleged major
Ecstasy dealers in separate raids in North and West Jakarta.

City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang yesterday that the
first one, Sutsan, 29, is thought to be one of the city's main
Ecstasy distributors.

He was arrested Saturday night at his house on Jl. Pademangan
II in North Jakarta with 20,230 Ecstasy pills in his possession,
the officer said.

The second, Sukino, 35, was arrested the same night while
visiting a nightspot in the red-light district of Jl. Mangga
Besar in West Jakarta.

Aritonang said 335 Ecstasy pills and 24.8 grams of marijuana
were found in his possession.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the two ran their
activities separately.

"The two are being detained at the City Police detention
center. We need to collect more information about the drug
network in the city from them," he said.

He said both Sutsan and Sukino would be charged under Article
59 of the 1997 Psychotropic Law Number 5 on the distribution of
Ecstasy.

If found guilty, they face a maximum 15 years in jail and Rp
750 million (US$87,000) in fines. (cst)