Medan, N Sumatra, June 26 -- The Medan District Court in North Sumatra has found four drug couriers guilty of transporting 40 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and sentenced them to death.

The guilty verdict that presiding judge Phillip Mark Soentpiet read out during a court session on Wednesday supported the demand of public prosecutors.

The court imposed the death penalty for drug offenses on the following defendants: Benyamin Sembiring (39), Puji Minarto Nasution (40), Senta Sitepu (40), and Sahrial (36).

"The defendants are found violating Article 114 (2) of Law No.35 of 2009 on Narcotics and Article 55 (1) of Criminal Code," Soentpiet remarked.

In a previous court hearing, Prosecutor Friska Sianipar had also requested the deat...