Asia-Pacific
Indonesian police iron handed on drug smuggling
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-20 20:01
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JAKARTA: Indonesia police launched Wednesday a "zero tolerance" drug program at Jakarta international airport of Soekarno-Hatta ?as part of efforts to crack down drug trafficking and drug abuse across the country, the Jakarta Post. com reported here.
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"We need to cooperate and conduct a joint study with related parties such as airport and seaport operators, state prosecutors and penitentiaries in an attempt to anticipate and prevent drug- related crime," Bambang said.
According to Bambang the police had prepared a new measure to stamp out drug offenses, but refused to go into details of the police's new measure. ?
Customs and officers at Jakarta's international airport have arrested dozens of foreigners who attempted to smuggle drugs into the country over the past few months.
