TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Man arrested for allegedly selling marijuana, crystal meth to students
Change Size
Contraband -- The police display packages of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) at a media conference in Jakarta. (Tempo/-)
The Depok Police have apprehended a man on suspicion of selling drugs to university students in Depok, West Java.
Depok Police narcotics division chief Comr. Putu Kholis said officers arrested the suspect, Hairul, 36, when he was allegedly about conduct a transaction on Jl. Juanda, Depok, on Wednesday. The police suspected Hairul, who is a former drug convict, was a part of a narcotics network controlled from inside Bogor penitentiary.
“We confiscated 127 small packages of marijuana and 14 packages of crystal methamphetamine from the suspect,” Putu said on Thursday as quoted by tempo.co.
He further said the police had been monitoring the area following reports by local residents, who said drug transactions were often conducted in the area.
Hairul has been charged under the 2006 Narcotics Law, which carries a 20-year prison sentence. (kuk/ebf)
