Woman indicted on drug charges

Woman indicted on drug charges

JAKARTA (JP): Dewi Andreas Marantika, who was arrested last
August for the possession of 737 grams of marijuana and 18
packages of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), was indicted
on Thursday.

"The defendant violated Article 82 of the 1997 Law on
Narcotics by possessing and selling marijuana," prosecutor Abdul
Kadir Latief said during the indictment at the Central Jakarta
District Court. The proceedings were presided over by judge
Endang Sri Murwati.

The article carries a maximum sentence of twenty years in jail
and a fine of Rp 1 billion.

The prosecutor said the 22-year-old defendant also violated
Article 60 of the 1997 Law on Psychotropic Substances by selling
shabu-shabu. This article carries a maximum sentence of five
years in jail and a Rp 100 million fine.

Endang adjourned the trial until next week, at which time the
court will hear testimony from witnesses. (asa)