Busker tried for drug possession

TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court tried a street musician on Tuesday for the illegal possession of three grams of marijuana.

Prosecutor Nellita Ariani charged that the defendant Achmad bin Muhatim, 23, a resident of Jl. Jambu, Buaran Indah, Tangerang district violated Article 78 of the No. 22/1997 Antidrug Law. The article carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in jail.

Achmad was arrested by the police during a raid in front of Modern Land store on Jl. Sudirman on June 1. His friends who were with him managed to escape.

Police arrested Achmad when they found three grams of marijuana in his pocket.(41)