Couple tried for heroin

Couple tried for heroin

TANGERANG: An unmarried couple went on trial in the Tangerang District Court on Tuesday for being in possession of one gram of putaw (low grade heroin).

Prosecutor Iwa Pria Wicaksana told the court that Hesti Idrus, alias Ata, 27, a resident of Jl. Kramat Baru No. 23, Gandaria Selatan, Kebayoran district, South Jakarta, and Emil Iskandar, 37, a resident of Jl. Wijaya Kusuma II/198, Komplek Mabad, Rempoa, Ciputat, Tangerang, were apprehended by Ciputat Police last June.

"They were caught red-handed wrapping the heroin in a small package ready for sale. The police raided their rented house in the Pasar Gintung area of Ciputat following a report by local people," the prosecutor said.

The police recovered the drug and four syringes from the defendants.

The defendants had violated Article 78 of Law No. 22/1977 on illegal drugs, which carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment, the prosecutor said.

Presiding Judge Suhartoyo adjourned the trial until next Tuesday to hear testimony from witnesses. --JP