Dead man found in alley

Dead man found in alley

JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Palmerah, West Jakarta, found the
body of a 24-year-old man lying in an alley near Grogol River on
Monday morning. The man is believed to have died from a drug
overdose.

A member of a local civil defense group, who requested
anonymity, told reporters at the morgue of Cipto Mangunkusumo
General Hospital the body of Suryanata was discovered by
residents at about 5 a.m.

He said the residents then alerted him. "I rushed to the scene
and secured the area. I then sent a colleague to report the case
at the nearby Palmerah Police station."

He also said that Suryanata had been a drug addict, like many
of his friends, for about one year. The man said many older
residents had repeatedly complained to the authorities about the
growing number of local youths who were abusing drugs, but had
never received an appropriate response.

The victim's uncle, Mahmud, was of the same opinion. He said
his nephew worked as an unofficial parking attendant and used all
of his money to purchase putaw (low-grade heroin).

Mahmud said Suryanata was introduced to the drug by his
friends. "He usually consumed putaw with his friends or alone in
a public toilet," Mahmud said, adding that he once found
Suryanata unconscious in a public toilet with a needle in his
arm. (06)