Govt to form National Narcotics Agency

Fri, 01 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB

JAKARTA: In a bid to curb rampant narcotics abuse and
trafficking, the government will soon form a National Narcotics
Agency (BNN) whi will be equipped with power to take legal steps
against both users and traders.

"The formation of BNN is still being discussed by the state
secretariate, police headquarters, customs and excise directorate
general and state intelligence agency (BIN)," State Minister for
Administrative Reform Feisal Tamin said here Thursday.

Feisal said BNN, which will replace existing National
Narcotics Coordination Agency (KBNN), would be allowed to take
legal and operation steps to fight against thriving narcotics
trade in the country.

Data issued by a number of non-governmental organizations in
2000 showed that 3.4 million people nation-wide were drug users,
including narcotic adicts, rising by a whopping 70 percent from
1999 statistics.

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