City police join narcotics meeting

City police join narcotics meeting

JAKARTA (JP): Head of the Narcotic Division of the City Police
Crime Investigation Directorate, Lt. Col. Djoko Satrio, has been
assigned to represent Indonesia at a two-week conference on drug
related crimes, to be held next month in Phuket, Thailand.

City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko said yesterday
that the March 13-24 meeting is being sponsored by the U.S. Drugs
Enforcement Agency's Singapore office.

To be held at the Holiday Inn hotel in Phuket, the meeting is
expected to be participated in by senior police officers from
around this region, including Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Laos, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey
and Vietnam.

The meeting, entitled Investigation of Drug Crimes and Related
Offense, is mainly designed to create better cooperation among
those countries in an effort to intensify the fight against
drugs.

In May, Jakarta will host this year's ASEAN Police (ASEANAPOL)
meeting of all police chiefs in Southeast Asian countries. (bsr)