5 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine Courier In Medan Sued 17 Years In Prison

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The Medan District Attorney's Public Prosecutor (JPU) charged the defendant Riski Nanda (28) with 17 years in prison in a five kilogram narcotics courier case.

"Asking the panel of judges to sentence Riski Nanda to 17 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to six months in prison," said Medan Public Prosecutor Risnawati Ginting at the Medan District Court, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 17.

He said that based on the facts of the trial, the defendant had fulfilled the elements of committing a criminal act that violated Article 114 paragraph (2) of Law No. 35 of 2009 on Narcotics in the first alternative indictment.

In essence, he said, namely without rights or against the law offering to sell, sell, buy, accept, become intermediaries in buying and selling, exchanging or handing over narcotics class I of methamphetamine weighing more than five grams, namely five kilograms.

"The aggravating thing is that the defendant's actions do not support the government's program in eradicating narcotics," said Risnawati.

Meanwhile, mitigating factors, he said, the defendant admitted and regretted his actions for selling the methamphetamine.

After reading the memorandum of demand from the Public Prosecutor's Office of Medan, the panel of judges chaired by Fauzul Hamdi continued the trial next week with a memorandum of defense (pledoi) read by the defendant or the defendant's legal adviser.

The indictment revealed that on July 2, 2023, the Medan Polrestabes Narcotics Unit personnel received information on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Sei Sikambing D Village, Medan Petisah District, Medan City, that there was a circulation of methamphetamine.

Then the personnel conducted an investigation of the defendant at a hotel in the area. After that, the team conducted a search and found evidence of five kilograms of methamphetamine.

During interrogation, the defendant admitted that the evidence found belonged to the defendant to be handed over to someone according to Joel's direction.