JAKARTA - The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polkam) revealed that President Prabowo Subianto wants Indonesia to become a killing ground for drug dealers and networks.
"Quoting President Prabowo's directive conveyed to the Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, the President wants Indonesia to become a killing ground for drug dealers and networks," said the Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs, Lieutenant General Mochamad Hasan, in Jakarta on Friday, as quoted by Antara.
In carrying out the President's message, the Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs is calling on all elements of the nation to take action to combat drugs. Hasan stated that now is not the time to compromise, but rather the right time to declare enough is enough.
He also believes that Indonesia will not be dominated by drugs. "We will face them with the law, with strength, and with a determination that cannot be bought," he concluded.
Hasan explained that the Drug Eradication Desk, coordinated by the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, has integrated the strengths of all ministries and institutions, from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), the Prosecutor's Office (AGO), Immigration, Customs and Excise, the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), to regional governments, community leaders, and religious leaders.
"We can no longer work in silos; handling drugs is not solely the responsibility of the BNN or the Indonesian National Police. This is a national task that requires the comprehensive orchestration of state power," he said.
Several priority agendas for the Drug Eradication Coordination Desk include increasing the intensity of raids and enforcement at vulnerable points of distribution, ports of entry, borders, correctional institutions, and entertainment venues.
Furthermore, disrupting supply and financial channels for drug networks through financial intelligence and cybersurveillance approaches, as well as strengthening regulations, including the possible introduction of the death penalty for major dealers, in accordance with the law and human rights.
Furthermore, efforts are being made to increase the capacity for rehabilitation and social reintegration for victims of drug abuse, as well as to build a massive and consistent anti-drug civil society movement, starting from schools, families, and the workplace.
"And we're starting to highlight mass organizations affiliated with thuggery that support drug activities," Hasan added.
One result of the coordination of the Drug Eradication Coordination Desk is the destruction of 474,480.68 grams, or 474 kilograms, of narcotics evidence, by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) on Friday.
The half-ton of narcotics evidence resulted from the uncovering of 21 narcotics crime cases in Jakarta, Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Bali. The evidence was confiscated from 43 suspects.
On that occasion, the BNN also uncovered a new type of drug disguised as e-cigarettes, in the form of vape pods, which began when officers thwarted illegal shipments from Malaysia and France.
"Today's disclosure of the narcotics network case is clear evidence that the state is present, that the authorities are not standing idly by, and that we are working together to carry out the constitutional mandate to protect all Indonesians from the real threat known as narcotics," said Hasan.
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