Four men nabbed with marijuana
Four men nabbed with marijuana
JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives arrested four men
in separate raids on Friday night with 6.6 kilograms of dried
marijuana worth about Rp 10 million (US$1,200) in their
possession.
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis on Saturday
identified the suspects as Roni Siahaan, Yonihar Siahaan, Yulinas
Napitupulu, and Bismar Simanjuntak, aged between 21 and 38.
Acting on a tip-off, a number of local plainclothes police
detectives arrested the first two suspects at a house on Jl.
Cawang in the Makasar district.
"We've been informed that the house has been often used as a
transaction place for marijuana," officer Lubis said.
From Roni and Yonihar, the undercover officers seized 0.6
kilograms of the drug.
Roni, a truck driver, told the police later that he got the
marijuana from a dealer in the Kelapa Gading area of North
Jakarta.
Under police escort, the two were then asked to show them the
whereabouts of dealers Yulinas and Bismar, Lubis said.
They were accompanied by two plainclothes officers, who posed
as big buyers.
At a house in Kelapa Gading, Yulinas and Bismar
enthusiastically greeted the two "buyers", who said they were
looking for a large amount of marijuana.
From a distance, a team of police officers led by East Jakarta
police detectives chief Maj. Alex Mandalika watched the deal
before abruptly surrounding and arresting the two suspects,
During preliminary questioning, Yulinas admitted having sold
marijuana to several retailers, including Roni, who then traded
it to his regular buyers, such as his fellow truck drivers.
"It's the first time that anybody has ever wanted to buy all
my marijuana stock. I was a bit suspicious actually," the suspect
said.
Yulinas admitted having purchased the marijuana from a dealer
from Aceh in Sumatra, he said.
According to Lubis, the four suspects would be charged under
Article 78 of Law 22/1997 which carries a maximum punishment of
10 years in jail and a fine of up to Rp 500 million. (jun)
JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives arrested four men
in separate raids on Friday night with 6.6 kilograms of dried
marijuana worth about Rp 10 million (US$1,200) in their
possession.
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis on Saturday
identified the suspects as Roni Siahaan, Yonihar Siahaan, Yulinas
Napitupulu, and Bismar Simanjuntak, aged between 21 and 38.
Acting on a tip-off, a number of local plainclothes police
detectives arrested the first two suspects at a house on Jl.
Cawang in the Makasar district.
"We've been informed that the house has been often used as a
transaction place for marijuana," officer Lubis said.
From Roni and Yonihar, the undercover officers seized 0.6
kilograms of the drug.
Roni, a truck driver, told the police later that he got the
marijuana from a dealer in the Kelapa Gading area of North
Jakarta.
Under police escort, the two were then asked to show them the
whereabouts of dealers Yulinas and Bismar, Lubis said.
They were accompanied by two plainclothes officers, who posed
as big buyers.
At a house in Kelapa Gading, Yulinas and Bismar
enthusiastically greeted the two "buyers", who said they were
looking for a large amount of marijuana.
From a distance, a team of police officers led by East Jakarta
police detectives chief Maj. Alex Mandalika watched the deal
before abruptly surrounding and arresting the two suspects,
During preliminary questioning, Yulinas admitted having sold
marijuana to several retailers, including Roni, who then traded
it to his regular buyers, such as his fellow truck drivers.
"It's the first time that anybody has ever wanted to buy all
my marijuana stock. I was a bit suspicious actually," the suspect
said.
Yulinas admitted having purchased the marijuana from a dealer
from Aceh in Sumatra, he said.
According to Lubis, the four suspects would be charged under
Article 78 of Law 22/1997 which carries a maximum punishment of
10 years in jail and a fine of up to Rp 500 million. (jun)