S'poreans jailed for drugs

S'poreans jailed for drugs

YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta district court has jailed four Singaporeans for smoking marijuana, the Antara news agency said Tuesday.

The agency said that judges at three separate trials found Singaporeans Affandi, Kamaruddin, Abdul Muthalib and Mohammad Khairudin guilty of smoking marijuana while at a hotel in Yogyakarta in July.

Affandi, Kamaruddin and Muthalid were each jailed four-and-a -half months and ordered to pay a fine of Rp 200,000 (US$87.40 dollars) while Khairuddin, was sentenced to five-and-a-half months in jail and ordered to pay the same fine for smoking and possessing the drug.

The four defendants have requested time to decide whether to appeal. (swe)