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Actor Steve Emmanuel arrested for drug possession

Actor Steve Emmanuel was arrested for the possession of cocaine after police allegedly found some in his apartment on Dec. 21.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Thu, December 27, 2018

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Actor Steve Emmanuel arrested for drug possession Steve Emmanuel at the Global TV studio in West Jakarta on Aug. 29, 2016. (kompas.com/Andi Muttya Keteng)

Indonesian actor Steve Emmanuel was arrested by the West Jakarta Police for the possession of cocaine on Dec. 21.

Tempo.co reported that police claim to have found the cocaine in his apartment in South Jakarta.

West Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Hengki Haryadi alleged in a press conference on Dec. 27 that Steve bought 100 grams of cocaine in the Netherlands and brought it to Indonesia by plane.

Police claim Steve confessed to them that he inserted the drugs into a bottle and a box, covering them with clothes and placing them in his checked luggage.

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Along with the drugs, the police said they seized a number of pieces of evidence from Steve, such as a plane ticket, an inhaler, a spoon and an access card to his apartment.

According to kompas.com, West Jakarta narcotics division chief Adj. Comr. Erick Frendiz claimed that Steve bought the drugs from an international syndicate. He also said that 100 grams of cocaine was considered a large amount.

“The suspect admitted that he only recently started to use cocaine in the past four months, in the amount of 8 grams,” Erick added.

The police said they are investigating how the drugs escaped the Netherland’s airport surveillance. Steve faces multiple charges under Article 114, paragraph 2 of Law No. 35/2009 on narcotics, which upon conviction would carry a term of imprisonment from five years to life, or the maximum penalty of death. (wng)

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