City cops burn 'grass' at Serpong

TANGERANG: Officers from the city police headquarters incinerated drugs, confiscated as evidence in 1,276 drug offenses between 1997 and 2002, at the Science and Technology Development Center (Puspitek), Serpong, on Thursday.

The evidence comprised 197,000 grams of marijuana, 1,961 grams of heroin, 281,000 ecstasy pills and 1,346,9 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine).

According to chief of police detectives Sr. Comr. Bambang Hendarso, the remaining evidence, consisting of 785,855 grams of marijuana, 9,898 grams of heroin, 281,000 ecstasy pills and 1,346,9 grams of shabu-shabu, would be submitted to the prosecutor's office, which would present it as evidence in court.

Also witnessing the incineration were city police deputy chief Brig. Sunarno, city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bahrul Alam and several representatives from the national narcotics body.

We burned the evidence as soon as possible because we were afraid that the continued presence of the drugs would create a negative impression of police officers with the public, Sunarno told media. --JP