Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has seized more than half a ton of narcotics from 11 drug networks in less than two months across the country.
"From August to September, the total narcotics evidence seized amounted to 503.7 kilograms," BNN head Comr. Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto said at a press conference on Monday.
The confiscated drugs included methamphetamine, liquid methamphetamine, marijuana, ecstasy pills, cocaine, synthetic marijuana, and both solid and liquid chemical substances.
"Officers from central and regional BNN offices worked together to uncover 11 narcotics networks in various regions, arresting 53 suspects," Seto said.
During the same period, the agency also dismantled a home-based clandestine methamphetamine laboratory and seized narcotics-laced vapes.
Seto warned that drugs pose a serious threat to the nation's future generations. He claimed BNN's operations had saved more than 1.1 million lives and prevented economic losses of Rp130 billion (around US$8 million).
In addition to crackdowns under its "War on Drugs for Humanity" campaign, BNN will also strengthen rehabilitation programs for drug abusers, he added.
Drug eradication, Seto stressed, requires cross-sectoral cooperation.
"We invite all elements of the nation — the government, private sector, academics, media, communities, and families — to work together to strengthen the war on drugs for humanity. With collective efforts, we can break the chain of drug trafficking and safeguard the nation’s future," he said.
