"We have detained the suspects, along with the hashish, at the Langkat district police station for further investigation," chief of the Langkat district polices narcotic unit Adjunct Commissioner Supriyadi Yantoto said on Saturday.
The suspects were arrested when police conducted a raid on Trans Sumatra highway.
The police stopped a minivan in front of the Besitang police precinct on the highway and asked the driver to show his driving license and vehicle license.
While the police were checking the driving license and vehicle license, the suspects drove away. But they were later arrested from an area that fell within the jurisdiction of Tanjungpura police precinct.
"While police personnel were checking the minivan, they found 150 kilograms of hashish contained in six sacks," he said.
The three suspects were identified by their initials as D (27), a resident of Gayo Luas in Aceh, and his two girl friends, identified by their initials as SS (21) and AS (15), both residents of Medan, capital of North Sumatra province.
If found guilty, the suspects may be sentenced to 20 years in jail, life term or even death penalty.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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