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Parliament urges government to intensify war on drugs

The Indonesian parliament has urged the central government to step up the war against drugs, saying the country is in a ...

BNN highlights uptick in drug crimes in Indonesia

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) pointed to a rising trend of drug crimes in Indonesia, as it had confiscated 808.68 ...

West Jakarta police continue intensive hunt for 115-kg marijuana owner

The West Jakarta police officers have continued their manhunt for a drug kingpin owning 115 kilograms (kg) of marijuana ...

Police continues investigation into cops' role in drug abuse case

The police is conducting a thorough investigation into the alleged involvement of 12 police officers in a case of drug ...

Lawmaker regrets involvement of 12 police officers in "drug party"

House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission III Deputy Chairman Pangeran Khaerul Saleh regretted the alleged ...

Police confirms 12 cops in Bandung detained for consuming drugs

The West Java Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) detained 12 police officers, including the chief of ...

South Sumatra police apprehend 49 suspected drug traffickers, users

The police in South Sumatra Province arrested 49 people suspected of trafficking and consuming crystal methamphetamine, ...

BNN arrests two people with 450 kilograms of marijuana

The Indonesian National Narcotics Agency (BNN) successfully aborted an attempt to smuggle some 450 kilograms of ...

Police shot drug suspects for resisting arrest in E Java's Sidoarjo

Police have shot two suspected drug traffickers on their leg in Sidoarjo city, East Java, as they resisted ...

Police seize 8.2-kg meth, 21,000 ecstasy pills smuggled from Malaysia

The Indonesian Police's Directorate of Narcotics Crime managed to confiscate 8.2 kilograms (kg) of crystal ...

Kendari's 16 neighborhoods identified as drug abuse red zones: BNN

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) revealed that its mapping last year found 16 neighborhoods in Kendari, Southeast ...

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Year ender --- Drug offenders remain Indonesia's number one enemies

The novel coronavirus pandemic has severely affected international trade supply chains, partly owing to the impact of ...

Drug hauls point to burgeoning drug problem in Aceh: police

Aceh police seized a huge cache of drugs this year in numerous raids, which shows drug-trafficking remains a serious ...

North Sumatra: Police officer sacked over drug offense

A police officer in Deli Serdang district, North Sumatra province, has been dismissed over his involvement in a ...

Lawmaker expresses concern over rising drug circulation

Indonesian Deputy House Speaker Azis Syamsuddin has expressed concern over the rise in circulation of drugs targeting ...