Police: Narcotics Abuse In Semarang Increases During PPKM

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JAKARTA - Semarang City Police Station, Central Java, said that there was an increase in prosecutions for cases of narcotics abuse during the implementation of PPKM (Community Activity Restrictions) during the COVID-19 pandemic in recent times.

"Initially it didn't increase, but along with the change in the implementation of the PPKM, arrests continued", said Semarang Police Narcotics Head, AKBP Donny Lumbantoruan in Semarang, as reported by Antara, Thursday, August 19.

However, Donny did not explain in detail the increase in the number of cases handled by the Semarang Polrestabes throughout 2021.

He explained that the restrictions on mobility that forced people to stay at home were suspected to be the cause of increasing the disclosure of narcotics abuse cases.

"Many are at home. Previously worked, then many were at home. Finally, they ran there", he added.

According to him, many disclosures made by the police are based on narcotics purchase transactions through social media, especially drugs and psychotropic substances.

"A lot has been revealed from social media, but for marijuana transactions, there is only one", he said.

He emphasized that the police will continue to take action against drug abuse even during the COVID-19 pandemic.