Three arrested for drug trafficking

Three arrested for drug trafficking

JAKARTA (JP): City Police have arrested three men in different parts of the city for allegedly possessing 4.6 kilograms of marijuana, an officer said.

Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said on Thursday that one of the men, identified as Dede Sukandar, was arrested at his home on Jl. Bungur Besar, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday.

"Police confiscated 4.5 kilograms of dried marijuana from Dede," Aritonang said.

Police were led to Dede after the arrest last month of two men, identified as M. Ali, 25 and Budiman, 20.

Ali and Budiman, who allegedly sold marijuana, told police that they got their drug supply from Dede, he said.

Police arrested another two men on Tuesday night in the Pondok Cabe area, Pamulang, in Tangerang, after seizing 100 grams of dried marijuana.

Aritonang said the suspects, identified as Yusuf, 22, and Adriansyah, 18, were riding a motorcycle at the time but collided with another motorcycle after they noticed the police.

"The suspects ran away, leaving the motorcycle."

Police chased the suspects and managed to arrest them, he said. (jun)