Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta.  The Indonesian National Police (INP) is forming a special directorate to combat human and child trafficking at the regional police level, said INP Head of Criminal Investigation Agency Commissioner General Wahyu Widada.

“We are setting up 11 human trafficking and child Ttafficking directorates at the regional police level,” he said on Thursday (13/3/2025)..

The directorate will start as a pilot project in 11 regional police, with selected sub-regional police stations  forming specialized units, according to antaranews.com.

The INP Criminal Investigation Agency has handled 609 trafficking cases in 2025, involving 1,503 victims and 754 suspects. In 2024, 843 cases were recorded.

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