East Aceh authorities redouble efforts to curb growing drug problem 5 hours ago
Documentation - Crystal methamphetamine and ecstasy pills are seized by Indonesia s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) . Bogor, W Java (ANTARA) - Over the past two years, East Aceh district of Aceh province has been battling a growing problem of drug trafficking, which is evident from the frequent raids conducted by law enforcement agencies in the area.
Geographically, East Aceh, whose administrative area extends over 6,040 square kilometers, shares a sea border with the Strait of Malacca.
Due to this geographical proximity to an important shipping lane, located between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula of East Aceh, the district remains vulnerable to drug smuggling, with cross-border drug rings often involving local residents in their operations.
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Aceh police destroy 404.9 kg of seized drugs 10th March 2021
Aceh police on Wednesday destroyed 404.9 kg of crystal methamphetamine seized in operations over the past three months. (Antara Aceh/M Haris SA) Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) - At least 404.9 kilograms of drugs confiscated in drug raids over the past three months were destroyed in the yard of the Aceh police headquarters in Banda Aceh on Wednesday.
The crystal methamphetamine was destroyed using a cement mixer in the presence of Aceh Governor Nova Iriansyah and local government officials.
The drugs were examined by the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) before they were destroyed, said police.
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This evidently shows that drug trafficking remains a serious threat to our people here, particularly members of our young generation. If the drug crimes fail to be uncovered, thousands of people may fall victim to drug addiction The novel coronavirus pandemic has severely affected international trade supply chains, partly owing to the impact of cross-border and travel restrictions.
However, even amid the pandemic, drug-trafficking operations have been seriously disrupted, as revealed in Indonesia s success in uncovering drug cases.
Aceh police, for instance, seized a huge cache of drugs this year in numerous raids, which show drug-trafficking remains a serious threat in the province, with the youth remaining particularly vulnerable to drug abuse.
Drug hauls point to burgeoning drug problem in Aceh: police 16th December 2020
Aceh police seized 469.5 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 1,579 kg of marijuana, and 138 thousand ecstasy pills in raids conducted between early January to mid-December this year. (Antara Aceh/M Haris SA) Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) - Aceh police seized a huge cache of drugs this year in numerous raids, which shows drug-trafficking remains a serious threat in the province, with the youth remaining particularly vulnerable to drug abuse, said officials.
The provincial police seized 469.5 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 1,579 kg of marijuana, and 138 thousand ecstasy pills in raids conducted between early January to mid-December, 2020, and arrested 2,144 drug offenders in connection with 1,025 cases, Aceh Police chief, Insp.Gen.Wahyu Widada, revealed here on Wednesday.
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