Seized drugs incinerated

JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has destroyed 66.6 kilograms of dried marijuana, 26.3 grams of heroin, 1,982 Ecstasy pills and 15,411 Nipam pills.

The drugs, collected as evidence in cases dating as far back as January 1996, were incinerated in the office compound on Wednesday.

Sochen, who organized the display, said the drugs were used as evidence in 179 cases handled by the East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office.

The display was also attended by B.N. Panjaitan, who is the head of the East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, and East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono, Antara reported. (bsr)