Batam court hands down life sentence to 10 ex-cops for selling meth


File photo of police officers guarding a cache of methamphetamine during a press conference in Jakarta on April 28, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA: The Batam District Court in Riau Islands province has sentenced 10 former narcotics officers from the Barelang Police to life in prison for selling a large quantity of methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant.

The court found that the defendants had conspired to traffic more than 5gm of the Class I synthetic drug over an extended period.

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