Tangerang city launches drug body

Tangerang city launches drug body

TANGERANG: Tangerang Mayor Wahidin Halim inaugurated the
establishment of the municipal narcotics body on Monday, saying
drug abuse was not only a threat for students but also city
employees.

"We fired a dozen city employees since January for drug
abuse," he said, adding that city employees must undergo urine
tests to detect if they are using drugs.

He also called on school managements and offices to start
activities that will stamp out drug abuse in the municipality as
well as ordering district and subdistrict chiefs to set up drug
eradication units in their respective areas.

There were 1,028 drug cases in Banten province this year.

Banten deputy governor Ratu Atut Choisiah, who is also the
narcotics body chairwoman, said Banten was prone to drug abuse as
the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Merak port were
within its territory. -- JP