45 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine Dealers In Medan Sentenced To Death Penalty

The panel of judges at the Medan District Court (PN) sentenced the defendant Nasrun alias Agam to death who circulated 45 kilograms of methamphetamine (kg).

"To try, the defendant Nasrun alias Agam is sentenced to death," said Chief Judge Eriyanto Siagian at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra (North Sumatra), Wednesday, April 24, confiscated by Antara.

Eriyanto said the panel of judges believed that the aggravating thing for the defendant did not support the government's program in eradicating drugs, disturbing the community with bad impacts.

"In addition, the defendant is still carrying out his sentence which should be reflected instead of circulating large amounts of narcotics," he said.

Apart from Nasrun, the panel of judges also sentenced partners, namely the defendants Muhammad Rahmad, Safrizal, Nur Fadli and Tgk Mansur for life because they were proven to have brought the evidence to Lampung.

"Meanwhile, the defendant, Mahadir Muhammad, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a fine of Rp. 5 billion, subsidiary to one year in prison," said Eriyanto.

He said the six defendants were proven and guilty of violating Article 114 (2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics in conjunction with Article 55 (1) 1 of the Criminal Code, as the primary indictment.

After reading the verdict, the panel of judges gave the public prosecutor and legal advisors a time of seven days to accept or appeal against the decision.

Previously, the Public Prosecutor of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Febrina Sebayang, sentenced the six defendants to the death penalty.

In the indictment, Febrina said that on September 21, 2023, personnel from the North Sumatra Police Narcotics Directorate arrested Luthfi (separate files) at Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra.

"From the results of the interrogation of the evidence from Aris (investigation), then the personnel carried out the development that Aris was in Langsa City, Aceh," he said.

Furthermore, Febrina said on October 3, 2023, the police officer carried out a raid on a car with the arrests of Safrizal and Muhammad.

Then an interrogation was carried out on Safrizal, the results of the interrogation from Safrizal the goods would be delivered to M Rahmad who was waiting on the Medan-Banda Aceh highway, East Peureulak District, East Aceh Regency.

In short, officers arrested M. Rahmad and Tgk Mansur, Mahadir Muhammad and Nur Fadli.

Furthermore, the evidence of 45 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine will be delivered by Nur Fadli and other defendants to Lampung who are given a salary of Rp. 200 million, which Nasrun ordered at a state detention center in North Sumatra.