ASEAN Police attend conference

DENPASAR, Bali: Southeast Asian police and experts are gathering in Bali for a five-day conference on terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and transnational crimes, starting on Monday.

Host Indonesia has invited delegates from 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member countries and observers from 10 countries to the event, which is expected to be opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

National Police Deputy Chief Gen. Adang Daradjatun said on Saturday that Indonesia and Australia would hold separate talks to address the growing drug trafficking problem involving dealers from both countries.

Over the past two months, the Bali Police arrested 10 Australian citizens for drug-related crimes. -- Antara