Convoy marks antinarcotic conference

Mon, 28 Oct 2002

BANDUNG, West Java: A convoy of 1,300 motor vehicles along major roads in Bandung over the weekend marked the first national conference and third anniversary of the Antinarcotic Movement (Granat) in the city.

During the parade, activists from Granat's 26 regional branches distributed leaflets to local citizens, calling on them to join the war on drug use and distribution.

Granat central board chairman Hendry Yosodiningrat said the week-long conference in Bandung would determine strategic and tactical measures in waging the war, while seeking breakthroughs for the advancement of Granat's moral action.

Jhony Alwy, chairman of the West Java branch, revealed that the number of narcotics victims in Indonesia had reached 5 million and his province alone had some 50,000 drug addicts.

"Funds worth Rp 3.6 trillion are annually spent in vain by the addicts on various kinds of illicit drugs and highly potent medicines just to get stoned," he added. --Antara

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