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Indonesia police lose huge marijuana

Xinhuanet 2002-10-10 15:14:46

””””JAKARTA, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The Indonesian police have yet to find out 1.5 tons of marijuanna that went missing and 61 prisoners who escaped following military men from Army Airborne Battalion attacked the Langkat Police station almost two week ago, the daily Jakarta Post reported Thursday.

””””North Sumatra Police chief Ansyad Mbai said on Wednesday that so far the police had no clues as to who took the drugs.

””””"A joint military-police investigation team will in ravel the case, including locating the missing 1.5 tons of marijuana and theprisoners from the Langkat police station," Mbai said.

””””On Sept. 27, Binjai, where the army battalion stationed, was shocked by a nine-hour gunfighting between the Army's airborne unit and the police force there.

””””The bloody gunfighting took place when hundreds of Army soldiers attacked the Langkat police station after the police refused a soldier's request to release a suspected drug dealer. Atleast eight men, including two civilians, were killed during the bloody conflict. Dozens of police and armymen were also injured inthe fight.

””””In the wake of the incident, the army discharged 20 soldiers and demoted four officers, and army leaders have pledged to put those responsible to justice. Enditem

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