221 people caught in drug raids

JAKARTA: An officer with the Jakarta Police said on Saturday that 221 people tested positive for drugs during a series of raids in July.

"This two-week operation was more about persuasion as we did not detain the people but are only requiring that they regularly report to the police," the head of the city police's drug unit, Sr. Comr. Carlo Brix Tewu, was quoted as saying by Tempointeraktif.com.

The raids carried out between July 11 and July 25 targeted a number of discotheques and clubs in the city, including Crown, Millenium, Sand, Sidney 2000, Stadium, Crown and Dragon Fly.

City police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said the operation would be followed by preventive and treatment measures, as well as enforcement efforts. -- JP