Ambon (Antara Maluku) - Drug abuse in Indonesia is related to a proxy war strategy, which aims to inflict harm on the younger generation, according to Chief of Staff of the Army General Gatot Nurmantyo.
"The strategy is to destroy the Indonesian younger generation, so that the nation would be deprived of a high-quality generation in the future," the general recently stated here while addressing the students of Pattimura University.
Drug trafficking is rampant in this country as it has spread even to remote and border areas, he pointed out.
In November 2013, the police discovered illicit Red Ice drug factories in Sunter and Tamansari, Jakarta. During the raids, the police arrested 16 suspects, including three Malaysians and one Chinese.
With a huge population and a high prevalence rate, Indonesia is a lucrative and profitable market for drug traffickers who are mostly members of international syndicates.
"In the late 20th Century, Indonesia was a transit country, but now, it has transformed into a consumer economy," Nurmantyo stated.
Based on the data furnished by the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN), in 2005, illicit drug users constituted some 1.5 percent of the country`s population. This number increased to 2.6 percent in 2013 and is estimated to further surge to 2.8 percent or more than 5.1 million in 2015.
"The mortality rate due to illicit drug use is some 15 thousand people annually," he claimed.
This fact is a matter of grave concern as it has the potential to destroy the younger generation in the long term because it has massively spread among the youth from young executives to students, according to the general.
"Through an international conspiracy, Indonesia`s younger generation could be destroyed by using no weapons. The authorities are still facing difficulties in trying to prevent and fight against drug problems," he added.
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"The strategy is to destroy the Indonesian younger generation, so that the nation would be deprived of a high-quality generation in the future," the general recently stated here while addressing the students of Pattimura University.
Drug trafficking is rampant in this country as it has spread even to remote and border areas, he pointed out.
In November 2013, the police discovered illicit Red Ice drug factories in Sunter and Tamansari, Jakarta. During the raids, the police arrested 16 suspects, including three Malaysians and one Chinese.
With a huge population and a high prevalence rate, Indonesia is a lucrative and profitable market for drug traffickers who are mostly members of international syndicates.
"In the late 20th Century, Indonesia was a transit country, but now, it has transformed into a consumer economy," Nurmantyo stated.
Based on the data furnished by the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN), in 2005, illicit drug users constituted some 1.5 percent of the country`s population. This number increased to 2.6 percent in 2013 and is estimated to further surge to 2.8 percent or more than 5.1 million in 2015.
"The mortality rate due to illicit drug use is some 15 thousand people annually," he claimed.
This fact is a matter of grave concern as it has the potential to destroy the younger generation in the long term because it has massively spread among the youth from young executives to students, according to the general.
"Through an international conspiracy, Indonesia`s younger generation could be destroyed by using no weapons. The authorities are still facing difficulties in trying to prevent and fight against drug problems," he added.
Editor : John Nikita S
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