Drug dealer nabbed in Bogor

Drug dealer nabbed in Bogor

BOGOR (JP): Housewife Nia Kurniasih, alias Atun, 22, was
arrested in a drug raid at her house in Kampung Babakan Sirna in
Cileubeut Timur village here on Sunday night, an official said.

Her husband, 30-year-old Yusuf Maulana, who escaped the raid
by jumping from a house window, has been put on a wanted list,
said Bogor Police chief Lt. Col. Ade Husen Kartadipura.

Two ounces of dried marijuana, nine envelopes of mixed hashish
and Rp 15,000 was seized from the house as evidence.

Ade claimed that the couple had reportedly been distributing
and using marijuana for some time.

The arrest was made following reports from the couple's
neighbors, who regularly witnessed many guests at the house.

"Residents became suspicious, and found out that the house was
a marijuana distribution point. We then checked it out and raided
the place," Ade said.

Nia said clients were school boys and Yusuf's friends.

"They bought an envelope of mixed hashish for Rp 100,000 and
some tried it first," she said, adding that she used money from
the sales for daily living expenses.

When Nia married Yusuf seven months ago, he was working as a
parking attendant.

"I didn't know that he was a drug dealer. But at the end he
forced me to distribute marijuana," she claimed.

Separately, Bogor Police also arrested on Sunday night three
marijuana users, all aged 14 years, in a routine operation at the
popular Puncak mountain resort.

The three, identified as Erfan, Rosidin and Saifuddin, were
traveling with four other teenagers in the area when the police
conducted a routine search.

Police seized a package of dried marijuana from Erfan's pocket
as evidence.

The case is being handled by Bogor Police.

"We were hoping to get leads from the user about the drug
dealers," Ade added.

A conviction for storing, possessing or using marijuana
carries a maximum penalty of seven years in jail and a Rp 250
million fine. (21/edt)