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Russian Interpol fugitive deported from Bali

A Russian Interpol fugitive Andrew Ayer, alias Andrey Kovalenka, was deported from Bali to his country of origin ...

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Indonesia still a long way from winning war on drugs

Indonesia has been striving for decades to win the war against drugs but, instead of moving closer to victory, it has ...

North Aceh drug courier apprehended by Kualanamu Airport's security

The Kualanamu International Airport's aviation security in Deli Serdang District, North Sumatra Province, foiled a ...

Prison drug rings: 643 convicts transferred to Nusakambangan facility

The Law and Human Rights Ministry has transferred 643 convicted drug dealers from 12 provinces to Indonesia's ...

Bali police apprehend three released drug convicts in Klungkung

During the course of a week, police officers in Klungkung District, Bali Province, arrested three released drug ...

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Indonesia contemplates on revising controversial Internet law

- especially to correct articles open to multiple interpretations. “If its implementation leads to injustice, ...

Russian Interpol fugitive Andrew Ayer placed under police arrest

The police and immigration office in Bali arrested a Russian Interpol fugitive Andrew Ayer, alias Andrei Kovalenka, who ...

Minister declares formation of team to review Indonesia's ITE Law

Indonesia's top security minister, Mahfud MD, announced the formation of an inter-ministerial team to review the ...

Komnas HAM demands police inquiry into Ustadz Maaher's death

Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)  has sought an inquiry by National Police ...

Customs authorities foil attempt to smuggle 3 kg of crystal meth

Customs authorities in Entikong, West Kalimantan, bordering the Malaysian state of Serawak has foiled an attempt to ...

Cianjur prison destroys inmates' phones to curb drug-trafficking

A correctional facility in West Java's Cianjur district has destroyed hundreds of cellular phones that were seized ...

Torture by security forces not normal, needs to be criminalized: LPSK

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has highlighted a recurring trend in cases of torture committed by ...

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 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 ...

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New police chief faces pressing issues of terror, human rights

Indonesia will soon have a new police chief with the House of Representatives (DPR) approving Com.Gen.Listyo Sigit ...