Four drug dealers arrested in Banyumas

The police arrested four drug dealers who were caught making a transaction in a public place in Purwokerto, Central Java, on Saturday.

One of the men suffered gunshot injuries to his leg after resisting police arrest.

Adj. Comr. Sugiyono, chief of the anti-narcotics unit at the Banyumas Police Precinct, said that the police have suspected the four men for some time. They allegedly sold marijuana and banned drugs from Jakarta.

The suspects, were identified as Yudha Prihadi, 27, Wahyu Adi, 27, Slamet Margono, 24, and Triyoga alias Entri, 25, all residents of Purwokerto.

The police also confiscated many packs of marijuana from the suspects, which will be used as evidence.

Sugiyono said the suspects would be charged under Article 82 of Law No. 82/1997 on narcotics, which carries maximum life sentence. (--JP)