Courier Of Rp300 Million Methamphetamine In Palembang Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison

Drug case trial/ANTARA

PALEMBANG - The panel of judges at the Palembang District Court, South Sumatra, sentenced a defendant to a drug courier of 297.38 grams worth of shabu-shabu with a value of Rp300 million.

The verdict of the panel of judges chaired by Harun Yulianto is the same as the demands of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the South Sumatra High Court against the defendant Amirullah (25). Amirullah was arrested by the Directorate of Drug Investigation of the South Sumatra Regional Police.

Judge Harun Yulianto said defendant Amirullah was legally and convincingly proven to have committed a criminal act as an intermediary in the sale and purchase of narcotics weighing more than 5 grams guilty of violating Article 114 paragraph 2 of Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

"After listening to the statements in the trial, there were no mitigating circumstances," he said in the verdict quoted by Antara, Thursday, August 12.

In this case, the evidence in the form of small packages of crystal methamphetamine weighing 2 grams each, and a black sling bag belonging to the defendant were all seized for destruction.

"You are given up to 7 days to take a stand whether to accept or think about submitting a defense," he added.

The defendant Amirullah who attended the trial from the Pakjo Detention Center in Palembang chose to accept the verdict. "We accept your honor," said the defendant. Also accompanied by the Public Prosecutor of the South Sumatra High Court, Devianti Itera.

The defendant was arrested when he was about to deliver the methamphetamine evidence in Alang-alang Lebar Subdistrict, Palembang City, South Sumatra thanks to reports from the public that there were deliveries using intercity buses within the province.

According to the defendant, he received an order from Fauzan (DPO) a resident from Aceh to send the drug package with the lure of a salary of Rp. 9 million, but on the way the defendant admitted that he had not received the money at all.

The defendant was charged with Article 114 paragraph 2 of Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics and was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Pakjo Palembang detention house.