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Renowned comedian Nunung arrested for alleged drug abuse

Comedian Nunung received support on Twitter after she was arrested on Friday for drug abuse.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Sat, July 20, 2019

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Renowned comedian Nunung arrested for alleged drug abuse A police officer lays out evidence confiscated in drug raid in Tanah Kusir, South Jakarta, in this file photo. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)

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he Jakarta Police narcotics directorate arrested popular comedian Tri Retno Prayudati, better known as Nunung, for alleged drug abuse on Friday afternoon, adding to a long list of Indonesian celebrities embroiled in drug cases.

Nunung was arrested with her husband July Jan Sambiran in their house in Tebet, South Jakarta, after they allegedly had a transaction with a drug dealer named HM, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said.

HM was also named as a suspect in the case.

The couple tested positive for drugs.

“During questioning, Nunung said she had bought the sabu-sabu [crystal methamphetamine] from HM for Rp 1.3 million [US$ 93.39] per gram. She still owes HM Rp 1.1 million,” he said on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.

The 55-year-old has bought meth from HM 10 times in the past three months, Argo added.

Police conducted the raid after receiving a tip from local residents over suspicions of drug use at Nunung’s house, Argo said, adding that police then monitored the comedian’s movements.

The couple panicked during the raid and Nunung threw the drugs into to the toilet, he said.

Police confiscated one small package of meth weighing 0.36 grams, two small empty plastic packets, three plastic straws allegedly used for consuming meth, one plastic spoon and one bottle allegedly used as a bong.

To police, Nunung said she had been using drugs for the past five months to boost her stamina for work.

Nunung is a familiar face on national television, having performed in various comedy sketch shows for years. She is also a regular on the popular Ini Talkshow with fellow comedians Sule and Andre Taulany.

She is part of a growing list of celebrities who have been arrested for alleged drug abuse. While most were widely criticized by netizens after their arrest, Nunung has received mostly sympathetic comments on social media.

 “Stay strong Nunung. Thank you for being my reason to laugh out loud,” @maskulinjr tweeted.

 

Another twitter user, @Wachied919, said, “She worked so hard to cheer people and [make them] forget their problems.”

 

The hashtag #Nunung trended on Twitter on Saturday, with over 4,000 tweets dedicated to the comedian. (hol)

 

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