The Ecstasy problem

The Ecstasy problem

Police and customs officials have reacted quickly to the
public's rising concern with the circulation of the drug Ecstasy.
After the seizure of thousands of Ecstasy pills estimated to be
worth Rp 1.8 billion at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in March, the
authorities at the beginning of this month again succeeded in
foiling an attempt to smuggle the dangerous drug into the
country. Thousands of Ecstasy pills worth around Rp 2.4 billion
were seized at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Saturday, while a
narcotics squad at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport later seized Rp 1.6
billion worth of the same pills.

We would like to express our appreciation of the swift and
determined actions taken by the authorities and the raids they
have conducted on places suspected of circulating the drug.

The use of the drug can lead to addiction and even to
uncontrolled behavior, which could obstruct our plans to prepare
a modern and self-reliant younger generation for the challenges
of the future.

-- Suara Karya, Jakarta