Jakarta police arrest man with 90 kilos of Aceh marijuana
North Jakarta police arrested 30-year-old Ra bin Daud in his rented room in Koja with 90 kilograms of marijuana from Aceh, valued at Rp 225 million. He told police it was his third consignment; the two earlier, larger batches had sold out.
North Jakarta police announced on Monday 21 December 2009 that they had
arrested a man for alleged possession of 90 kilograms of marijuana.[1][2]Ra bin Daud, 30, was arrested in his rented room in Koja, North Jakarta, with
the contraband, which he allegedly got from Aceh.[1][2]
The drugs were found wrapped and duct-taped inside his closet, with an
estimated street value of Rp 225 million (US$23,000), police chief Senior
Commissioner Rudi Sufahriadi said.[1]Narcotics division chief Commissioner
Suparmo said a kilogram of marijuana could fetch up to Rp 2.4 million.[1]Daud told police this was the third batch, and that the first two batches of
98 and 140 kilos had both sold out.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The announcement on 21 December is the only date given; the article gives no separate date for the arrest.
The Jakarta Post original carries the core facts; the closing detail on earlier batches was read in a contemporaneous forum reprint of the same article.
No outcome of the case against Ra bin Daud was reported in the opened sources.
No photograph of the seizure with a recoverable direct image address was found in the opened sources.
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