President Prabowo Committed to Protecting Younger Generation from Drug Threats

President Prabowo Subianto has demonstrated his commitment to protecting Indonesia’s younger generation from the threat of drugs as part of efforts to realize Indonesia Emas.

Within the framework of Asta Cita, which is the foundation of the government’s program, eradicating narcotics is prioritized as part of legal and bureaucratic reform, especially through eradicating drugs, gambling, corruption, and smuggling. President Prabowo believes that the younger generation, as the nation’s successors, must be free from the threat of drugs to ensure a bright and highly competitive future for Indonesia.

Concrete steps in combating drugs can be seen from the national operation led by the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit. On Friday, November 1, 2024, the Head of the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Commissioner General Wahyu Widada, in a press conference revealed that the police had succeeded in capturing a large number of narcotics in a joint operation.

“This operation is in accordance with the fourth priority of Asta Cita, which is to close all loopholes for drug smuggling,” said Wahyu.

He added that the Chief of Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, has instructed all police forces to intensify their efforts to eradicate drug trafficking in Indonesia, both in terms of supply and demand, so that this step can have a wider impact.

In addition to support from the Police, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is also strengthening efforts to eradicate narcotics by collaborating with a number of telecommunications service providers (PJT). The Head of BNN RI, Marthinus Hukom, at the signing of the memorandum of understanding in Lido, West Java, stated that this collaboration allows BNN to utilize communication technology in detecting and eradicating drug trafficking.

“In this digital era, collaboration with telecommunications service providers is a very important strategy. Technology plays a major role in detecting and tracing narcotics crimes,” explained Marthinus.

He added that this memorandum of understanding includes data exchange, intelligence support, and increasing the capacity of human resources in this field.

According to Marthinus, this collaboration is part of a national effort to realize one of the main points of President Prabowo’s Asta Cita, namely strengthening legal reform and taking firm action against drug violations and other crimes

“With the support of technology, we can carry out early detection and disseminate information about the dangers of drugs to the wider community,” he said.

In the same vein, the Network Director of PT Telekomunikasi Seluler, Indra Mardiatna, emphasized that communication data has strategic potential to support the eradication of narcotics as a whole.

“This collaboration not only strengthens national security, but also supports the achievement of the vision of Indonesia Emas 2045,” concluded Indra.