Medan, N Sumatra – Five individuals believed of trafficking 141 kilograms of hashish in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan may be sentenced to death, according to an authorities of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).
” The suspects have violated Law No. 35 of 2009 on narcotics,” BNN Deputy Head for Removal Inspector General Arman Depari noted here on Friday.
The 5 suspects, determined by their initials as MA, ZFK, SWT, SA, and SMD, are all locals of Medan City.
A team of BNN personnel jailed the five suspects in addition to 141 kgs of hashish at 2 various locations in Medan on Wednesday night (Nov 11) after getting a tip-off. The hashish was sent to Medan from the neighboring Aceh Province.
During the raid, the BNN group captured MA, aboard a motorbike on the Flamboyan Raya Street, and took five kgs of hashish from him.
The BNN team later performed more investigation at Gudang Kapur, Asam Kumbang, Medan Selayang Sub-district, Medan, which caused the finding of 136 kgs of dried hashish buried underground and the arrests of 5 other suspects.
The BNN team also seized a motorcycle and a number of mobile phones as proof.
Indonesia stays under severe hazard from drug dealerships that see the nation as a potential market. The worth of drug trade in Indonesia is approximated to have actually reached at least Rp66 trillion.
President Joko Widodo also provided shoot-at-sight orders versus drug kingpins.
This has failed to hinder drug traffickers, who continue to deal with Indonesia as one of their main markets, even as the fight by Indonesian law enforcers versus them salaries on.
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