Students tried for consuming 'Putaw'

Students tried for consuming 'Putaw'

JAKARTA (JP): Two students of privately run Sahid University
were indicted at South Jakarta Court yesterday for possessing and
consuming putaw, a low grade heroin.

Prosecutor Zaiful Alim Said said the defendants, Rachmatulloh,
26, and Zamroni, 22, were charged under Article 23 of Law No.
9/1979 on narcotics.

Under the law, a person found guilty of illegally consuming
heroin could face a maximum three years in jail, while those
found guilty of possession could face a maximum 10 years in jail,
said Zaiful.

"The amount of heroin is also considered," he said.

He said Rachmatulloh and Zamroni were arrested while inhaling
putaw in a room at Sofyan Hotel on Jl. Supomo in South Jakarta on
June 12.

During the raid, the police confiscated 0.88 grams of putaw
from the students, said the prosecutor.

Rachmatulloh is a resident of Jl. Bima in Bekasi, while
Zamroni lives on Jl. Menteng Atas Barat in Central Jakarta.

The two students are being temporarily detained at Pondok
Bambu penitentiary in East Jakarta.

Presiding judge Soedadi adjourned the trial until next week
when witnesses will testify. (jun)