Courier 135 Kilograms Of Cannabis From Aceh Sentenced To Life In Prison

Chief Judge Pinta Uli Tarigan (center) read out the verdict at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, Tuesday (26/9/2023). (ANTARA/M Sahbainy Nasution)

The panel of judges at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, handed down a life sentence to the defendant Putra alias Putra from Aceh Province who was a courier for marijuana-type narcotics weighing 135 kilograms.

"Trial and sentence the defendant Putra alias Putra to life imprisonment," said Chief Judge Pinta Uli Tarigan when reading the verdict at the trial at the Medan District Court, reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, September 26.

From the facts of the trial, the panel of judges believed that the defendant was found guilty of committing a criminal act of Article 114 paragraph (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

"The aggravating thing is that the defendant's actions do not support the government's program in eradicating drugs, the evidence obtained is very large and can damage the nation's generation. While there are no mitigating factors," said Pinta Uli.

After reading the verdict, the panel of judges gave the Public Prosecutor of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office a time of thought, the defendant's legal adviser and the defendant accepted or appealed to the decision.

This decision is lighter than the demands of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Maria Fr.Br. Tariganyang at the previous trial charged the defendant with the death penalty.

In the indictment, Public Prosecutor Maria said Putra alias Putra together with Sabar Hasibuan alias Sabar (separate file) brought dried marijuana to Medan with a salary of Rp. 250 thousand per kilogram from Ipul.

Then Ipul transferred Rp2 million to look for a car. Then Ipul ordered the defendant to meet with Perdi in the Kampung Ureng area, Aceh. After meeting, Perdi loaded the sack containing the marijuana.

"Furthermore, at Tanjung Pura, North Sumatra, Ipul contacted and sent the recipient number, namely Dodi Andreanto Sidabalok alias Dodi (separate files), after which they communicated with each other," said Maria.

In short, officers from the North Sumatra Police's Narcotics Directorate received information about the circulation of marijuana-type narcotics from Aceh to Medan. After that the defendant and Sabar were arrested by police officers in the Stabat area, North Sumatra.

Furthermore, the defendant and Sabar Hasibuan were taken to the car for interrogation. The defendant admitted that he would give this dried marijuana to Dodi in Medan.

After that, the officers ordered the defendant to contact Dodi. Then they agreed to meet at a private campus in Medan and the officers immediately arrested Dodi.