Pamekasan — The efforts to eradicate drugs in Indonesia continue to be intensified by law enforcement agencies. However, the Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Marthinus Hukom, emphasized that the war against drugs cannot be borne by law enforcement alone but must involve all elements of society.
“Drugs are a crime against humanity. We must rise together, building anger and hatred towards these illegal substances,” said Marthinus.
He added that drug circulation is no longer limited to urban areas but has spread to remote villages, including island regions.
The discovery of 38 kilograms of drugs in the Masalembo waters, Sumenep Regency, is evidence that drug networks have massively reached Madura Island.
The evidence destroyed in Pamekasan was the result of a bust by the East Java Provincial BNN, consisting of 6,869.095 grams of methamphetamine and 10,608.417 grams of marijuana.
Marthinus called the destruction a concrete proof of BNN’s commitment to combating the increasingly threatening drug circulation that endangers people from all walks of life.
In other regions, eradication efforts have also shown significant results. The Narcotics Investigation Directorate of the North Sumatra Police uncovered 2,373 drug cases throughout 2025, with an equal number of suspects.
“There are several layers: first, we arrest the owners of the goods, then the transporters, recipients, and those involved in the conspiracy. All layers have been uncovered,” said North Sumatra Police Narcotics Director, Commissioner Jean Calvijn Sianjuntak.
Meanwhile, the Riau Police and its ranks succeeded in seizing 665 kilograms of methamphetamine, 121,000 ecstasy pills, and 1.1 kilograms of cocaine from international and national networks that used various smuggling methods, including body wrapping and burying evidence in graves.
The North Sumatra Police also uncovered drug dens in several night entertainment venues, which are considered hotspots for drug trafficking and triggers for other crimes.
The government hopes that synergy among all elements of society will be the key to stopping the spread of drugs across the country.
