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Islands in focus: Court sentences drug courier to death
The Stabat District Court in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, on Thursday handed down a death sentence against Muhammad Mufaddam, 22, for carrying 4
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he Stabat District Court in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, on Thursday handed down a death sentence against Muhammad Mufaddam, 22, for carrying 4.2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.
In the verdict, presiding judge Nurhadi said the defendant, of Aceh, was proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Law No. 35/2009 on narcotics.
Nurhadi said the defendant was part of an international drug syndicate, having been in cahoots with a Malaysian named Rizal.
'When the defendant picked up the contraband in Panton Labu, Rizal immediately contacted him by phone to tell him he would be paid Rp 20 million (about US$1,500) for carrying out the job,' said Nurhadi.
Mufaddam was arrested on Dec. 4 last year, when the car he was traveling in was stopped by police in Besitang.
