Tangerang declared drug free zone<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang administration launched a
\ncampaign on Wednesday to make the town a drug-free zone.<\/p>\n
Mayor M. Thamrin said they would work in cooperation with the
\npolice to uncover drug trafficking in the area as many drugs were
\nbeing smuggled in through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in
\nTangerang.<\/p>\n
He said the regency had erected street banners all over the
\ntown to warn the public about the dangers of drugs. They had also
\ndistributed posters urging a drug-free family life for residents.<\/p>\n
He said the campaign, which also involved members of the
\npublic and the schools, was expected to reduce the level of drug
\nabuse, especially among the youth.<\/p>\n
Official data compiled by the Tangerang Police shows that
\nthere had been 89 drugs cases brought to court over the past 14
\nmonths, involving 120 suspects, including six women.<\/p>\n
The defendants had received sentences ranging from one year in
\nprison right up to the death sentence.<\/p>\n
\"The Tangerang district court has sentenced to death eight
\npeople -- three of whom were Indonesians, while the other five
\nwere foreigners,\" Thamrin said. (41\/04)<\/p>",
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