Nightspot drugs dealer busted

Nightspot drugs dealer busted

JAKARTA (JP): A man has been arrested for allegedly
trafficking Ecstasy in discotheques and nightspots across the
city, police said.

City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said Saturday that
the suspect, identified as Suherman Satibi, 33, was arrested with
66 Ecstasy pills in his possession.

"We busted him this morning at around 1 a.m. in the parking
lot of a superstore beside the Cleopatra discotheque in Sunter,
North Jakarta."

He said officers had been looking for the suspect for his
alleged involvement in drug transactions in entertainment
centers.

The suspect had hidden the 66 Ecstasy pills, which have a
total street value here of about Rp 2 million (US$555), in a
specially designed pocket in his pants' waistband, Aritonang
said.

"The suspect said he had sold the drugs at various night
spots, especially at the Cleopatra discotheque and the Kramat
Tunggak prostitution complex, for more than a year," he said.

The suspect is being detained at the North Police Precinct for
further questioning.

According to Article 59 of the 1997 Psychotropic Law Number 5,
those found guilty of trafficking Ecstasy face between four and
15 years imprisonment and a fine of between Rp 150 million and Rp
750 million as well. (cst)