Mega to declare drug campaign, as poll nears

Mega to declare drug campaign, as poll nears

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to declare
another national campaign against drugs, to take place on Sunday
at the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

The campaign is being revived amid growing concern over the
alarming number of people using illegal drugs in the country,
according to chief of the National Narcotic Agency (BNN) Comr.
Gen. Makbul Padmanegara.

The last survey conducted by the University of Indonesia (UI)
showed that out of 100 children surveyed recently, an average of
3.9 of them had consumed various kinds of substances, ranging
from glue to heroin. The campaign will be held just one week
before people nationwide cast their votes in the election runoff
on Sept. 20, where Megawati will face rival candidate Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono. -- Antara