Indonesia reaffirms commitment to strengthen international cooperation in tackling narcotics
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has reaffirmed its commitment to continuously strengthening international cooperation with various global organisations in handling and preventing the abuse of narcotics.
Agus Irianto, Deputy for Law and Cooperation at the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of Indonesia, stated that this cooperation includes collaboration with the United Nations (UN) through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), along with all member states.
“This cooperation is focused on strengthening early warning systems for new psychoactive substances, enhancing forensic and regulatory capacities, and ensuring the effective implementation of various international agreements related to narcotics control,” Agus said in a statement confirmed in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Through collective cooperation and shared responsibility, Agus believes the international community can strengthen protection of public health, safety, and security from the evolving challenges in the global narcotics problem.
He explained that strengthening international cooperation is being carried out, among other things, through Indonesia’s strong commitment to global narcotics control efforts at the 69th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), which took place in Vienna, Austria, on 11 March 2026.
On that occasion, Agus delivered an intervention on the fifth agenda item regarding the Implementation of International Drug Control Treaties. Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to the comprehensive, balanced, and effective implementation of various international conventions on narcotics control.
At the forum, the Indonesian government also expressed serious concern and encouraged stricter regulation of several substances with potential for abuse, including coca leaves, MDMB-FUBINACA, N-pyrrolidino isotonitazene, and N-desethyl etonitazene.
Agus revealed that the Indonesian government views follow-up actions at national, regional, and international levels as important steps in responding to the increasingly complex dynamics of the global narcotics problem.
In its statement, Indonesia highlighted the close links between narcotics crimes and various other forms of transnational crime, such as money laundering (ML), corruption, human trafficking, cybercrime, and terrorism financing.
Therefore, Agus emphasised that narcotics control efforts require strong synergy among narcotics law enforcement agencies as well as integration with broader efforts to combat cross-border organised crime.
“Through active participation in international forums such as the CND, Indonesia continues to demonstrate its commitment to being part of the global solution in addressing the challenges of narcotics trafficking and abuse,” he said.