Students jailed for taking drugs

BOGOR (JP): The district court here sentenced two students to one year in prison each yesterday for consuming drugs.

Jimmy Yulianto, 21, a student of a private university in Bandung, and his girlfriend Yulian, 20, were found guilty of using morphine, locally known as putauw, at a Wisma Duta motel here last October.

Judge Nafisah said Jimmy was caught smoking the drug and Yulian injecting it.

They were arrested at a "drug party" along with three other people, who are being tried separately in the same court.

Prosecutors had sought an 18-month jail term for each of the defendants.

"A urine test conducted by the police confirmed the defendants had used putauw," Nafisah said in the verdict.

Jimmy and Yulian have not decided whether they will appeal. (24)