Drug traffickers turn to Indonesia after Duterte's drug war, says Indonesia's anti-narcotic chief

Record ID: 904498

  • Title: Drug traffickers turn to Indonesia after Duterte's drug war, says Indonesia's anti-narcotic chief
  • Date: 28th July 2017
  • Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (JULY 28, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF INDONESIA ANTI-NARCOTIC AGENCY OFFICE LOGO OF INDONESIA ANTI-NARCOTIC AGENCY HEAD OF INDONESIA ANTI-NARCOTIC AGENCY, BUDI WASESO, SITTING IN HIS OFFICE NAME PLATE ON TABLE READING (Bahasa Indonesia): "BUDI WASESO" (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) HEAD OF INDONESIA ANTI-NARCOTIC AGENCY BUDI WASESO SAYING: "This is an undebatable proof that the effect of Philippine's strong act (against drug) has impacted Indonesia, making it become a new (drug) market because of the proximity of islands and connected by sea. There are so many illegal landing points and small ports they use to dock." BANTEN, INDONESIA (RECENT-JULY 14, 2017) (REUTERS) POLICE WHERE METHAPHETAMINE LOADS ARE CAUGHT PACKS OF METHAMPHETAMINE CEASED BY THE POLICE JAKARTA POLICE CHIEF, MOCHAMAD IRIAWAN, SHOWING EVIDENCE TO THE MEDIA PACKS OF METHAMPHETAMINE IRIAWAN HOLDING A PACK OF METHAMPHETAMINE POLICE PUTTING METHAMPHETAMINE INTO SACK VARIOUS OF POLICE LOADING EVIDENCE INTO VEHICLE POLICE AT CRIME SCENE IRIAWAN INSPECTING SMALL PORT USED BY DRUG TRAFFICKERS FISHERMEN SAILING AT SEA PLACE WHERE DRUG TRAFFICKERS DOCK JAKARTA, INDONESIA (JULY 28, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) HEAD OF INDONESIA ANTI-NARCOTIC AGENCY BUDI WASESO SAYING: "Indonesia is a state of law, it has its own laws (to tackle drug dealers). We don't need to follow them (Philippine), but we must respect Philippine because it's their country and we cannot intervene. Only God can do (intervene) it." WASESO TALKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) HEAD OF INDONESIA ANTI-NARCOTIC AGENCY BUDI WASESO SAYING: "But that is a significant example of how a President takes care of its country." BANTEN, INDONESIA (RECENT-JULY 14, 2017) (REUTERS) PEOPLE STANDING AROUND TO LOOK AT A PLACE WHERE DRUG TRAFFICKERS WERE CAUGHT PEOPLE LOOKING AT A CRASHED CAR USED BY DRUG TRAFFICKERS BULLET HOLES ON CAR VARIOUS OF DAMAGE ON CAR POLICE CORDON POLICE STANDING NEXT TO BLOOD STAINS COVERED WITH SAND BLOOD STAIN COVERED WITH SAND VARIOUS OF TAIWANESE DRUG TRAFFICKER DETAINED BY POLICE IN AMBULANCE
  • Embargoed: 11th August 2017 12:12
  • Keywords: Rodrigo Duterte drug war Indonesia drug trafficker crack down anti-narcotics agency
  • Location: JAKARTA, BANTEN, INDONESIA
  • City: JAKARTA, BANTEN, INDONESIA
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016RMSL6T
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Indonesian anti-narcotics agency chief warned on Friday (July 28) that the nation has become a victim following a bloody drug war carried out by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, as more drug traffickers have re-directed shipments of methamphetamine, known as "shabu" in Southeast Asia, towards Indonesia.
    Commissioner General Budi Waseso told Reuters Indonesia is probably only stopping a fraction of what could be hundreds of tonnes of methamphetamine flooding in from countries such as China, even after a record seizure this month. He believed that 72 international drug syndicates were operating in Indonesia.
    The drugs chief said Indonesia would not emulate Duterte's drug war, in which hundreds have been killed, though he praised its aims. The drugs chief denied there had been any pressure from above to go outside the law to kill drug dealers, and said a recent series of shootings by police of dealers during arrests was due to greater resistance and better armed traffickers.
    Last week, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told law enforcement officers to shoot drug traffickers if they resist arrest to deal with a narcotics emergency facing the archipelago of over 17,000 islands.
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