Zarima's capture

Zarima's capture

Zarima, alias Zarina, the escaped Ecstasy drug trafficking
suspect, has finally been caught. Like a scene from a movie, the
comely woman was apprehended by FBI agents while shopping in a
Houston, Texas supermarket in the USA.

We hope Zarima can be brought home and tried in Indonesia
because, aside from the fact that she committed the crime in
Indonesia, her trial here may help possibly expose any Ecstasy
trafficking syndicates that are operating in this country. The
Indonesian government will have to work hard in that direction,
among other things by appointing capable lawyers to handle the
case.

We have reason to hope that Zarima can be extradited from the
U.S. because two years ago, two American citizens who were
involved in a narcotics trafficking case in Jakarta were also
extradited to the United States -- easily and without hassles in
official procedure.

Legal procedures, however, are not instances of indebtedness.
The U.S. government could possibly reject an Indonesian request
for Zarima's extradition based on the argument that sufficient
legal grounds are lacking. In that case, the Indonesian
government will have to do the best it can to solve Zarima's
case, find who is behind the plot and bring to justice whoever is
guilty.

-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta