jpnn.com, ACEH - Four accused drug couriers have been sentenced to death by the Banda Aceh District Court.
They have allegedly transported 470.7 kilograms of meth.
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Banda Aceh District Court spokesperson Sadri said the death sentence was read out at a hearing chaired by M. Jamil on Tuesday (11/1).
The defendants, who are detained at the Nusakambangan Prison, Central Java, attended the trial virtually.
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"The four defendants are Mohd Izuan bin Hamid, Alfian bin Ismail, Heri Gunawan bin Raswadi, and Agus Mizbkhuk Falevi," said Sadri, Wednesday (12/1).
The defendants were proven guilty of violating Article 114 and Article 132 of Law Number 35/2009 regarding narcotics.
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"The verdict of the panel of judges was the same as that demanded by the public prosecutor," said Sadri.
The incident started with Mohd Izuan, who was serving his sentence at the Cipinang Prison, Jakarta, working with a wanted African citizen named Asoka to pick up meth in Aceh.
Ashoka offered 100 grams of meth worth Rp 25 million for every kilogram of meth he transported. Mohd Izuan initially refused but eventually accepted the offer.
Mohd Izuan then asked Alfian at the Cipinang Prison to help him find someone in Banda Aceh to take the drugs.
Alfian then passed the request to another inmate at the prison, Heri Gunawan, who was from Banda Aceh.
Heri asked Agus Mizbakhul Falevi, who finally collected the crystal meth.
Agus was arrested by the police in the parking lot of a coffee shop in the Lampaseh area, Banda Aceh. (antara/mcr20/jpnn)
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