Man gets death for carrying 1.3 tonnes of marijuana in Medan

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MEDAN (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Medan Court in North Sumatra on Tuesday (June 6) sentenced Mawardi, a 24-year-old man from Gayo Lues, Aceh, to death after being found guilty of carrying 1.3 tonnes of marijuana, fulfilling the demand of the prosecutors.

In the trial, which was held online, presiding judge Yusafrihardi Girsang said in his verdict that the defendant violated several articles of Law No. 35/2009 on narcotics.