"We have yet to receive any application for that (from Fachriza's family)," Director of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police's Narcotics Division Senior Commissioner, Mukti Juharsa, noted here, Monday.
Nonetheless, the police have allowed Fachriza's family to apply for sending him to a rehabilitation center, as it is their right to do so, he remarked.
Fachriza was apprehended at his home in Pancoran Mas Sub-district, Depok City, West Java Province, on January 13, 2022. The cops seized 1.45 grams of synthetic cannabinoids.
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Following his arrest, Fachriza then underwent a urine test whose result confirmed that he had consumed the synthetic cannabinoids.
His arrest has added to the list of Indonesian artists arrested in drug cases.
Indonesia remains under grave threat from drug dealers, as several individuals from its working-age population have been trapped in a vicious circle.
The National Narcotics Agency's (BNN's) report that some 50 Indonesians die of drug use every day has not yet deterred drug users in the country from consuming these banned substances.
The users of crystal methamphetamine, narcotics, marijuana, and other types of addictive drugs come from different communities and distinct socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
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Indonesia is perceived by both domestic and transnational drug dealers as a potential market due to its huge population and millions of drug users. Drug trade in the country is estimated to have reached nearly least Rp66 trillion.
In response to the illicit drugs that drug kingpins have smuggled into and traded in the country over the past few decades, the Indonesian government continues to apply harsh punitive action against them.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo had also issued shoot-at-sight orders against drug kingpins.
However, this has failed to deter drug traffickers since they continue to treat Indonesia as one of their main markets even as Indonesian law enforcers keep the fight going against them.
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