Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta.  Indonesia has reiterated its commitment to combating drug trafficking during the Third Intersessional Meeting of the 67th United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held in Vienna, Austria, from 12 to 14  November 2024.

Agus Irianto, the Deputy for Legal Affairs and Cooperation at the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), emphasized Indonesia’s approach, including demand reduction, stricter law enforcement, community empowerment, eradication of illegal crops, and public awareness campaigns.

“These efforts are tailored to Indonesia’s unique demographic, cultural, social, and geographical landscape, in line with international drug control conventions,” Agus said on Monday (18/11/2024).

As a CND member for 2024–2027, Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961), the Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971), and the 1988 UN Convention against Illicit Drug Trafficking.

Cannabis remains Indonesia’s most widely used drug, with Aceh identified as a key cultivation area. Agus highlighted the government’s alternative development strategy, which integrates poverty alleviation programs to tackle the root causes of illegal cultivation.

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