Ecstasy courier sentenced to 12 years in prison in Medan

The Medan District Court panel of judges has imposed a 12-year prison sentence on the defendant, Rido Yogi Pratama, also known as Oop bin Yuliantoni, after he was proven to be a courier for 9,450 ecstasy pills weighing 2.4 kilograms.

“Adjudicating, imposing a prison sentence of 12 years on the defendant Rido Yogi Pratama, alias Oop bin Yuliantoni,” stated the panel of judges, chaired by Cipto Hosari Parsaoran Nababan, at the Medan District Court on Friday.

Cipto noted that in addition to the prison term, the defendant, a resident of Lampung Province, was also fined Rp300 million, with a provision that failure to pay would result in an additional 100 days of imprisonment.

The panel of judges declared that the defendant’s actions were contrary to the government’s programme for narcotics eradication. Meanwhile, mitigating factors included the defendant’s admission of his actions, his polite behaviour during the trial, and his lack of prior criminal records.

The defendant stated that he accepted the verdict. Meanwhile, the public prosecutor from the Medan District Attorney’s Office stated they would take seven days to consider their position regarding the decision.

In the indictment, prosecutor Tommy stated that the case began on Friday, 14 November 2025, when the defendant received an offer from an individual with the initials Toba, who is currently on the wanted list (DPO), to pick up narcotics in Medan in exchange for Rp5 million to Rp7 million.

The defendant then travelled with a partner from Lampung to Medan using a rental car. During the journey, the two received several operational fund transfers from Toba totalling approximately Rp4 million.

Upon arriving in Medan on Monday, 17 November 2025, the defendant received a black bag containing 9,450 ecstasy pills in the Jalan Ring Road area, Medan Sunggal District. The bag was thrown from another vehicle by an unidentified individual.

The defendant subsequently contacted Toba because the contents of the package received did not match the initial information provided. Following this, the defendant decided to return to Lampung.