Woman arrested over drug

Woman arrested over drug

JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police detectives have arrested
a 44-year old woman believed to have acted as a large-scale
distributor of marijuana, delivered from Aceh on the northern tip
of Sumatra.

Head of the police precinct Lt. Col. Murawi Effendi told
reporters yesterday that the suspect, identified as Roslina
Situmorang, was arrested in a raid at her house on Jl. Kayumas
III No. 9, Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta, at 2:00 p.m. Thursday,
after two months of surveillance.

Police also seized 2.5 kilograms of marijuana and scales at
the house, which she uses as her headquarters.

Two of her accomplices, identified as Ombun and Eli, are still
at large.

According to Maj. Charles Marpaung, head of the police crimes
investigation unit, who accompanied Murawi, Roslina could earn Rp
57.6 million (US$26,360) per month selling Marijuana.

"Every week she could supply three kilograms of marijuana. Her
profit would be Rp 4.8 million for each kilogram," he said.

Murawi said that Roslina only supplied her illegal merchandise
to her loyal traffickers, who then sell it to their contacts in
such places as pubs and nightclubs, in and around the city.

The arrest of Roslina was made after police were informed of a
transaction of half a kilo of marijuana at the Top One nightclub
on Sept. 23. (bsr)