SEMARANG - The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) noted that 117 out of 8,562 villages and sub-districts in Central Java Province (Central Java) were categorized as dangerous drugs.
"Based on the results of the previous mapping of drug-prone areas, there are 177 villages and sub-districts in Central Java that are categorized as dangerous drugs from 8,562 villages and sub-districts in Central Java," said Sub Coordinator of BNN Community Empowerment for Central Java Province, Ginung Yudianto in Kudus, Central Java, Wednesday 27 July.
In addition to villages categorized as dangerous for drugs, Ginung explained, his party also divided other categories with different levels related to drug risk. The categories are alert, alert, and safe.
For the alert category, the Central Java Provincial BNN noted that there were 570 villages and sub-districts, while in the alert category there were 1,070 villages and sub-districts and the safe category was 6,743 villages and sub-districts.
Regarding the disclosure of drug cases in Central Java during 2020, he continued, the most were in the city of Semarang with 205 cases. Furthermore, the second highest was in Surakarta City with 139 cases, then Banyumas with 77 cases, and Pekalongan City with 64 cases.
"Holy Regency is included in the alert category because the revealed cases during 2020 were only 20 cases. However, you still have to be vigilant because it is in a crossing area," he explained.
Disclosure of cases in other districts is quite high and is categorized as alert, such as in Jepara Regency with 47 cases, Pati Regency with 39 cases, and Demak Regency with 44 cases.
Meanwhile, efforts to prevent, eradicate, abuse, and illicit drug trafficking (P4GN) start from eradicating, rehabilitating drug addicts, empowering alternatives, and community participation.
Meanwhile, the number of drug crime cases revealed in Central Java during 2020 reached 1,765 cases, while those involved in drug abuse during 2019 were 195,081 people.
"Of that number, the age group of 24-30 years and 40-55 years were the most involved in drug abuse in Indonesia in 2019," he said.
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