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Medan drug kingpin sentenced to death for smuggling methamphetamines from Malaysia
The Medan District Court has sentenced a man to death for smuggling over 50 kilograms of drugs from Malaysia. His accomplice was sentenced to life in prison.
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Defendants Junaidi Siagian (left) and Elpi Darius listen to the judge at the Medan District Court in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday. (Tribun Medan/Daniel Siregar)
The Medan District Court has sentenced Junaidi Siagian to death for smuggling 53.3 kilograms of methamphetamines from Malaysia.
At the same hearing, Junaidi’s associate Elpi Darius was sentenced to life for taking part in the smuggling. Earlier, prosecutors had demanded that the court sentence them both to death.
