Prosecution seeks death for heroin smuggler

Prosecution seeks death for heroin smuggler

Prosecutors Anwarudin and Eben Silalahi proposed a death sentence
for Nigerian national Sylvester Obiekwe Nwolise, who has been
charged with smuggling 1.2 kilograms of heroin from Pakistan into
the country late last year.

Reading their final arguments before a panel of judges at the
Tangerang District Court, the prosecutors stated that the
evidence and testimony had proven the defendant to be guilty.

Nwolise was arrested at Sukarno-Hatta Airport on December 21
after a city police detective received information that the
defendant would arrive with the drugs on a flight from Pakistan.

Later, following a tip-off from Nwolise, the police then
managed to foil another smuggling attempt of 1.5 kilograms of
heroin from Pakistan and arrested another Nigerian, Daniel
Enemuo, alias Diarrassouba Mamadou, on January 4.

The latter is also on trial at the Tangerang District Court.

Presiding judge Maha Nikmah adjourned the hearing until August
16 to hear the defendant's defense statement. -- JP