Student busted for drug possession

YOGYAKARTA: Police here arrested on Thursday a student and his friend for possession of 30 kilograms of dried marijuana and alleged links to a drug syndicate.

Chief of police detectives Comr. Richard M. Nainggolan identified the suspects as Fauzi, 26, who claimed to be a student of a private university here, and Sofian, 32.

According to Nainggolan, the seizure came after the arrest of Sofian on Wednesday at 8 p.m. as he headed for his dormitory at Wates, Kulonprogo, west of here.

"He (Sofian) has been under observation by the police for the last two months," said Nainggolan. The police found a roll of marijuana beneath the seat of his motorcycle.

"But when we searched his lodgings, we found another 500 grams of dried marijuana. We therefore questioned him about where he had obtained it," he said.

Sofian then led the police to Fauzi, in whose possession the police found 30 boxes, each containing a kilogram of dried marijuana. -- JP