Garlic crushed and buried

SEMARANG: Some 60 tons of garlic, the subject of a legal wrangle for the past six years, were finally crushed and buried on Tuesday in the Tanjung Emas port compound.

The Semarang District Court ordered that the garlic be destroyed after the Supreme Court upheld its ruling that the herbs had been illegally imported from China.

The garlic arrived in containers described as containing "electronic goods".

Two Jakarta men were convicted in connection with the attempted smuggling. After the long process of appeal, the Supreme Court ruled against the men, sentencing them to four months and 15 days imprisonment respectively and to Rp 10 million in fines.

The court also ordered that the contraband be destroyed. (emb)