"It was a far coastal area, with poor road access and steep hills," Indonesian contingent`s Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Adjunct Senior Commissioner Dian Nugraha said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian peacekeepers of "Garuda Bhayangkara" were involved in a disclosure of cocaine circulation in the Anbouchi coastal village of Morency, South Department, Haiti.
"It was a far coastal area, with poor road access and steep hills," Indonesian contingents Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Adjunct Senior Commissioner Dian Nugraha informed Antara through a written statement received on Saturday.
The Indonesian polices peace team had helped the Individual Police Officer (IPO), led by Deputy Police Commissioner Des Cayes, Dumont, during a raid on a cocaine network on Thursday (Aug 17).
The team was part of the Brigade de Lutte Contre le Trafic de Stupefiants, the Haitian National Polices anti-trafficking special forces.
The raid also involved two local prosecutors and three United Nations Police officials comprising two Indonesian IPOs who served as drone operators to map out the area in which the cocaine was kept.
"We used a drone to help monitor the target due to its inaccessible location," Nugraha noted.
After the drone oversaw the activities of the local community and ensured the situation was conducive, the joint international officer conducted a search in 15 homes and unearthed 24.5 pounds, or 11.136 kilograms, of cocaine.
In addition to Haiti, the Indonesian National Police has deployed its peacekeeper teams in several conflict-prone countries, such as Cambodia and Sudan.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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