BNN Performs Urine Test For Bus Drivers At Kampung Rambutan Terminal, East Jakarta

Officers from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) RI are conducting a urine check on bus drivers at Kampung Rambutan Terminal, East Jakarta,

JAKARTA - The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) conducted urine checks on 20 bus drivers at random (random) during the Lebaran 1444 Hijri homecoming at Kampung Rambutan Terminal, East Jakarta, today. "This urine check on the bus driver is to check whether the driver or replacement for the bus driver uses drugs or not, before leaving the Kampung Rambutan Terminal," said Head of the BNN Public Relations and Protocol Bureau Brigadier General Sulistyo Pudjo Hartono on the sidelines of a urine examination at Kampung Rambutan Terminal, Antara, Tuesday, April 18. According to him, the use of drugs while driving a bus and carrying dozens of passengers is very dangerous because there can be accidents on the road. "We are working with Kampung Rambutan Terminal, East Jakarta Transportation Agency and the National Police in examining urine on bus drivers," said Pudjo. If during the urine examination the bus driver is caught using drugs, further examination will be carried out. "The driver must get off the bus for inspection. The bus is also not allowed to leave until there is a substitute driver who does not use drugs," he said. The urine examination of the bus driver, he said, was not only carried out in Kampung Rambutan, but at Lebak Bulus Terminal, Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal, Tanjung Priok Terminal and Kalideres Terminal. "We (BNN) also conducted urine tests on bus drivers at terminals throughout Indonesia," said Pudjo. In addition, BNN also conducts checks on pilots at all airports in Indonesia and ports so that there are no accidents during the Lebaran homecoming flow. Meanwhile, the Head of the Kampung Rambutan Terminal, Yulza Ramadhoni, welcomed the urine examination of bus drivers by BNN.

"This is very good to anticipate the presence of bus drivers using drugs. The use of drugs while driving a bus is very dangerous because it can cause accidents," he said.