Four Dealers 1,047 Ecstasy Pills Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison At The Medan District Court

ANTARA/M. Sahbainy Nasution

The panel of judges at the Medan District Court on Wednesday sentenced four defendants to 15 years in prison for the case of distributing 1,047 ecstasy pills and a pack of ecstasy pills weighing 30.78 grams net.

"In addition, Reza Abadi alias Reza, Ahmad Dai Roby Sinaga alias Roby, Ardian Syahputra alias Ardi, and Shafrian Nanda alias Rian were fined Rp1 billion, subsidiary to 6 months in prison," said Chief Judge Dahlan at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra. reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 24.

The panel of judges assessed that the four defendants were proven to have violated Article 114 paragraph (2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

The aggravating thing, said the judge, was that the four defendants did not participate in the government's program in eradicating drugs and damaging the nation's generation. Meanwhile, mitigating the four defendants admitted their mistakes and were never punished.

After reading the verdict, the panel of judges gave the public prosecutor (JPU) and legal counsel (PH) of the two defendants to think about it or accept the verdict.

In the indictment, North Sumatra Police Narcotics Directorate personnel received information under the defendants Reza Abadi and Ahmad Dai selling ecstasy pills on Jalan Karya Gang Wonogiri, West Medan.

Furthermore, the personnel purchased 30 buy-undercovers for IDR 3.9 million. After that, the personnel met Ahmad Dai and were immediately arrested.

After being interrogated, Ahmad Dai admitted that the item was from Ardian Syahputra who was received from Shafrian Nanda.

Ardian admitted that the goods were obtained from Iboy at a price of Rp. 80 million.