'Ecstasy found in Zarina's safe'
'Ecstasy found in Zarina's safe'
JAKARTA (JP): Three police testifying in the trial of Zarina,
25, charged with producing, possessing, and distributing Ecstasy
pills, say they found Ecstasy and cash in a safe they confiscated
from her house.
They told the West Jakarta District Court yesterday they found
29,677 Ecstasy pills and Rp 100,000 in the safe.
Herlan, a sergeant of Tangerang Police Precinct, 26 km west of
here, said the pills were in plastic bags and each bag had more
pills inside than was listed on the bag.
Zarina was taken to Tangerang Police Precinct for questioning
after the police raided her house and confiscated the safe.
"After we counted the pills, Zarina asked us to let her sell
them and give us the commission," Corp. Abubakar said.
Herlan said he only heard Zarina wanted the commission.
Mukmin, another police witness, and Abubakar, testified Zarina
opened the safe with two keys, one for the top lock and one for
the bottom.
One of the keys had been given to police by a man called Iwan
and the other was taken from Zarina's pocket, they said.
In an earlier session another officer told the court Iwan was
Zarina's driver and that he went to the precinct while she was
being questioned.
They told the court Zarina opened the safe and showed them the
contents but refused to let them remove them.
"She also changed the lock's code," Abubakar said. Herlan
confirmed this.
Zarina a would-be TV actress has consistently denied the
officer's testimonies saying she never told the officers there
was Ecstasy in the safe.
"I only said that the safe and its contents belonged to Roy. I
did not say there was Rp 150 million inside," she said.
She denied opening the safe twice and changing the code. She
said the safe did not open with a code, only with keys and she
did not have the keys with her.
She said she opened the safe that evening with keys given to
her by First Lieutenant Hendarji. She also denied promising
commission to the officers.
The hearing was postponed until next week. (13)