Men arrested with monkey meat

Men arrested with monkey meat

JEMBER, East Java: Jember regency police foiled an attempt to
smuggle monkey meat from Buleleng regency, Bali, and have
declared four people suspects.

The four, who are being detained at the Temporejo Police
station, have been identified as I Ketut Mika, Gusti Putu
Surarja, I Wayan Widana and I Wayan Werte. All are residents of
Buleleng regency.

Temporejo Police chief Adj. Comr. Rustamo said on Tuesday the
four had been arrested a day earlier in Jember with 100 kilograms
of monkey meat from 18 monkeys in their van.

The suspects were arrested on the way from Bali to Surabaya,
the capital of East Java.

Police also confiscated a high-caliber air rifle, hammers and
three butcher knives, said Rustamo.

If found guilty, the suspects could face maximum sentences of
five years' imprisonment and Rp 100 million (US$12,000) fines for
violating articles 21 and 22 of the Cultural Conservation Law. --
Antara