Sabu Courier Wrapped In Sandal, Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison In Denpasar District Court

ILLUSTRATION / PIXABAY

DENPASAR - A cross-province dealer of hundreds of grams of crystal methamphetamine named Zamzami (26) was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a panel of judges at the Denpasar District Court.

"To try, imprisonment for 12 years, reduced while the defendant is in detention and a fine of Rp. 2 billion, subsidies imprisonment for three months," said panel of judges I Wayan Sukradana in a virtual trial at the Denpasar District Court, Bali, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, April 20.

Zamzami was found guilty and without the right or against the law having offered to sell, sell, buy, accept, act as an intermediary in buying and selling, exchanging or handing over narcotics of the type of crystal methamphetamine which weighed 444.23 grams wrapped in sandals.

The defendant was found guilty of violating Article 114 paragraph (2) Jo. Article 132 paragraph (1) of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

The case began on 23 November 2020 when the defendant was contacted by a person named Nyak to meet at one of the stalls in the village of Bathufhat Aceh. Nyak, who is being sought by officers, said that the methamphetamine narcotics items were ready.

After that the defendant exchanged his sanda with Nyak. Inside these sandals contain two plastic packages weighing 444.23 grams to be carried and will be handed over to someone in Bali.

The defendant was promised a wage to bring crystal methamphetamine from Aceh to Bali in the amount of Rp. 20 million and ticket fees and road fees would be deducted. Meanwhile, the defendant had just received a wage of Rp. 2 million for the purpose of traveling from Aceh to Bali and the rest would be given after the defendant returned to Aceh.

Upon arrival in Bali, the defendant was arrested by BNNP Bali officers. Two packets of crystal methamphetamine were found weighing 221.96 grams, and 222.27 grams, respectively, with IDR 600,000 in cash as wages for bringing the crystal meth to Bali.