Jambi anticipates drug trafficker's trial

Jambi anticipates drug trafficker's trial

JAMBI: Jambi Governor Zulkifli Nurdin said on Friday that he was awaiting the trial of 54-year-old Acong, who is charged with trafficking 1,000 ecstasy pills in the city, adding that this would be a test of law enforcers' determination to fight the war against narcotics.

"Acong's case will be used to measure the law enforcers' seriousness in the fight against illegal drugs and banned substances in the province," he said.

Acong is being interrogated by police and is locally known as the "ecstasy king" for his alleged role in supplying the illegal drug to the province.

The governor said prosecutors and judges had no reason to hand down a light sentence because the police had strong evidence to back accusations that the suspect violated the law on narcotics and psychotropic drugs.

He said he would support the death penalty should the judges hand down the maximum punishment to Acong, considering the large number of ecstasy pills found on him by officers. --Antara