Drugs destroyed in Medan, Surabaya

Drugs destroyed in Medan, Surabaya

SURABAYA: East Java Police and their North Sumatra colleagues
destroyed on Wednesday thousands bottles of alcohol, marijuana
and sedative pills confiscated during past raids.

East Java Police chief Maj. Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said the
contraband was destroyed following court verdicts on the related
cases.

He said that the local police and military officers implicated
in the crimes would stand trial at military tribunals.

Among the contraband were 10,600 bottles of various kinds of
liquor, 3.1 kilograms of marijuana, four marijuana plants, 16,791
nipam pills and some 2,000 rohypnol pills.

In Medan, North Sumatra, the provincial police destroyed a
total of 2.5 tons of marijuana worth Rp 1.2 billion, along with
over 25,000 Ecstasy and Rophinol pills and several drug inhaling
pipes.

The drugs were seized in 81 raids between January and March
this year, according to North Sumatra Police chief Brig. Gen.
Sutanto.

No less than 93 suspects were arrested during the raids,
Sutanto said.

"We're also seeking evidence of the alleged involvement of
Aceh separatist rebels," he added.

Aceh is home to large scale marijuana fields which some
believe are linked to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist
movement. (01/39/edt//nur)