Starting To Make A Tourist Destination In West Papua, The Police Are Tightening Drug Preventing Supervision In Kaimana

Kaimana Police Chief AKBP I Ketut Widiarta with Kajari Kaimana Anton Markus Londa and representatives of the Kaimana District Court/ANTARA

KAIMANA - The Kaimana Police, West Papua is working with various agencies to prevent the entry of dangerous goods, especially narcotics and illegal drugs. One strategy is to tighten supervision at entrances, both airports and seaports. Kaimana Police Chief AKBP I Ketut Widiarta said, although so far there have been minimal cases of illicit drug trafficking in his area, supervision of illegal activities must still be increased. Moreover, with the development of Kaimana as one of the favorite tourist destinations in West Papua. "Although there are not too many drug cases in Kaimana, we will continue to follow up on all incoming reports. We all have to work together to save the young generation of Indonesia, especially in Kaimana Regency from the influence and dangers of drugs," said Widianta in Kaimana, Antara, Sunday, September 25. Recently, the Kaimana Police destroyed evidence of 22 grams of marijuana which was revealed by the local Narcotics Investigation Unit. The illicit goods were destroyed by burning. According to the Kaimana Police Chief, some time before that, marijuana-type narcotics were also destroyed. Narcotics of the type of marijuana packaged in five small plastic packs entered the Kaimana area through online delivery services. The destruction of evidence of marijuana-type drugs carried out in the courtyard of the Kaimana Police Headquarters was also attended by the Head of the Kaimana District Attorney's Office, Anton Markus Londa, and representatives of the Kaimana District Court. The Kaimana Police Chief emphasized that the destruction of narcotic evidence is very important as a form of serious police efforts in eradicating the circulation of these illicit goods. It is also to provide warnings for dealers, dealers and users to stop their illegal activities because the threat of punishment for the perpetrators is very heavy, more than 5 years in prison. The Head of Drugs at the Kaimana Police, Ipda Andi Jaya, said that from February to September his staff had uncovered two cases of marijuana-type drugs with a total of 231.2 grams of evidence. The mode used by the perpetrators to distribute marijuana to Kaimana is to send through JNE delivery services. The circulation of marijuana types in a number of areas in Papua and West Papua is generally imported from the neighboring country, Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, methamphetamine and others enter the Papua and West Papua areas, usually sent from Makassar or from Java through goods delivery services.