ASEAN Police attend conference

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