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        "msgid": "mui-supports-bnn-heads-proposal-to-ban-vapes-1775667048",
        "date": "2026-04-08 22:44:49",
        "title": "MUI Supports BNN Head's Proposal to Ban Vapes",
        "author": "Satria K Yudha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has endorsed the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) head's proposal to ban vapes in Indonesia, citing their widespread misuse as a tool for drug trafficking. Laboratory tests by BNN on 341 vape liquid samples revealed concerning substances, including cannabinoids in 11 samples, methamphetamine in one, and the anaesthetic etomidate in others, highlighting the rapid evolution of narcotics distribution via e-cigarettes. This ban is seen as a strategic measure to curb the spread of new psychoactive substances, with broader implications for the ongoing discussions on the Narcotics and Psychotropics Bill in parliament.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2013 Deputy Chairman of the Fatwa Commission of\nthe Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Prof K Shofiyullah Muzammil,\nsupports the ban on vapes in Indonesia proposed by the Head of the\nNational Narcotics Agency (BNN), Inspector General Suyudi Ario Seto.\nThis is because vapes are now widely misused as a tool for drug\ntrafficking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree that vapes should be banned because they have been proven to\nbe used as a tool for drug trafficking,\u201d he said when contacted on\nWednesday (8\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, according to him, the ban on vapes should not stop at\nthe devices alone, but must target the entire criminal ecosystem of\nnarcotics that exploits such technology.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that if only vapes are banned without dismantling the\nnetworks and criminal ecosystem, drug traffickers will seek new mediums\nto carry out their activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ban should not stop at vapes as a tool. The criminal ecosystem\nthat must be dismantled. If only vapes are banned, drug crimes will\nemerge with other vehicles,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN),\nInspector General Suyudi Ario Seto, proposed a ban on the circulation of\nvapes in Indonesia due to their strong potential for misuse in narcotics\nabuse.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal was presented during a working meeting with Commission\nIII of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) regarding the Narcotics and\nPsychotropics Bill at the Parliamentary Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on\nTuesday (7\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>In that meeting, Suyudi revealed the results of BNN\u2019s laboratory\ntests on 341 samples of vape liquid. The results found several\nconcerning narcotic contents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom 341 samples of vape liquid, 11 samples contained cannabinoids\nor marijuana, and one sample contained methamphetamine or sabu,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>BNN also found the content of etomidate, an anaesthetic drug, in\nseveral tested vape samples. According to Suyudi, the phenomenon of\nnarcotics trafficking through vapes is developing very rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, BNN has identified at least 175 types of new psychoactive\nsubstances (NPS) circulating in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>He hopes that the vape ban can become a strategic step to suppress\nnarcotics trafficking, especially etomidate, which is now starting to be\nmisused through e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf vapes as a medium are banned, then the trafficking of etomidate\ncan also be significantly addressed, just as sabu requires a bong as a\nconsumption medium,\u201d said Suyudi.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal to ban vapes is now in the public spotlight and is\nexpected to become one of the important issues in the discussion of the\nNarcotics and Psychotropics Bill in the DPR RI.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mui-supports-bnn-heads-proposal-to-ban-vapes-1775667048",
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