Man gets 6 months for pot possession

BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court sentenced Endah, alias Sapri, to six months in jail yesterday for possession of three marijuana cigarettes.

Prosecutor Lukman said the 24-year-old defendant was guilty of violating Article 85 of Law No. 22/1997 on illegal use of narcotics.

"The defendant is deserving of this punishment," Lukman said.

Judge Nafisah met Lukman's sentencing demand, stating that the term was light for the defendant.

The prosecutor explained the drug was discovered when police examined Endah's wallet on an unrelated matter on Nov. 10 last year.

They were investigating a theft on Jl. Helikopter in Caringin subdistrict, Bogor.

"Endah admitted that he bought the marijuana for Rp 10,000 from an unidentified resident of Sawangan subdistrict in Bogor who is still at large," Lukman said. (hhr)