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President will raise status of narcotics agency head to ministerial level

President Joko Widodo has committed to raise the status of National Narcotics Agency (BNN) head to a ministerial level ...

Efforts to combat drug abuse suffer another blow

The recent drug abuse case involving employees of the South Sumatra Provincial Youth and Sports Office has dealt ...

VP agrees state officials should undergo urine tests for narcotics

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said he agrees with the idea of state officials, including members of the House of ...

Govt to intensify fight against drug trafficking

President Joko Widodo has called for intense efforts to fight the distribution of narcotic drugs in view of the ...

Every entrance must be closed to drug smugglers: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered that every entrance must be closed to drug smugglers. "Close any ...

Drug abuse is number one problem in Indonesia: President

Drug abuse tops the list of major problems being faced by Indonesia, stated President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). "This ...

Indonesia and Russia explore intelligence cooperation

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev have been ...

Narcotics agency discovers new type of drug called "gorilla tobacco"

The National Narcotics Agency of South Kalimantan Province has identified a new class of drugs called "the gorilla ...

British citizen caught with marijuana at Bali airport

A British citizen Stephen Russel Hakes (58) was caught red-handed carrying three grams of marijuana by the Customs and ...

Anti-graft body urged to handle large scale money laundering cases

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should handle large scale money laundering cases instead of investigating ...

Police confiscate 1.5 tons of marijuana hidden in truck

Police have confiscated 1.5 tons of marijuana, worth around Rp6 billion, that was found hidden in a truck. "The ...

Police: Do not indulge in any unbecoming behaviour on new year eve

The Jakarta police have urged people to shun any negative activities including consuming narcotic drugs at parties to ...

Nigerian sentenced to 15 years in jail in narcotic case

The West Jakarta district court sentenced Nigerias Anthony Ejemba Chijoko (34) on Tuesday to 15 years in jail for ...

Coordinating minister chairs meeting on role of anti-narcotic agency

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan on Wednesday chaired another ...

Indonesia asks ASEAN-US to contribute to maintain stability in region

Indonesia has asked the ASEAN-US Partnership to contribute to work for preserving peace and stability in the ASEAN ...