Man tried for smuggling pistol

Man tried for smuggling pistol

TANGERANG (JP): A former waiter was indicted at the Tangerang
District Court yesterday for attempting to smuggle a pistol into
the country from the United States.

Prosecutor Syamsudin said Nuri Samsudin, 30, of Taman Bunga
housing complex in Cibubur, East Jakarta, was arrested on Nov.
26.

Syamsudin said the former waiter at a restaurant in Florida
was arrested when he arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport.

"Customs officers found the 9-mm caliber Smith & Wesson pistol
in a bag belonging to the defendant after the bag went through an
X-ray detector," the prosecutor said.

He said that a police crime laboratory examination verified
the pistol was in good condition.

He charged the defendant under Article 1 (1) of the Emergency
Law No. 12/1951, which carries the death penalty.

The court also heard testimony from customs officers and
police officers.

Presiding judge M.T. Hasby adjourned the trial until next week
to hear the rest of the prosecution's case. (41/jun)