Police Call 90 Percent Of Narcotics Types Of Marijuana Circulating In Papua Sent From PNG

Illustration of the Cannabis plant

JAYAPURA - Director of Drug Criminal Investigation at the Papua Police, Kombes Alfian Tanjung, admitted that 90 percent of marijuana circulating in Papua came from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Indeed, the results of the disclosure of the marijuana case were revealed if the marijuana came from PNG that entered through footpaths and the sea. "Many footpaths along the RI-PNG border and sea lanes," said Kombes Alfian to ANTARA, Wednesday, February 1.

"There are four Polres in the ranks of the Papuan Police who do not handle drug cases, namely the Bintang Mountains Police, Lanny Jaya, Central Mamberamo and the Deiyai Police," explained Kombes Alfian Tanjung.