Chief Security Minister Wiranto on Thursday (12/07) drew attention to the daily loss of dozens of lives to drug addiction in Indonesia, and said the country’s « narcotics emergency » may be taken advantage of in case of proxy wars.

« Every day, we lose 30 productive-age citizens to narcotics, » Wiranto said during an event in Bogor, West Java, as quoted by BeritaSatu.com.

According to the minister, drug-related crimes and addiction can be used as a tool in proxy wars to weaken the adversary.

« It’s much cheaper and less visible. But it can affect many people. The war on drugs is right before our eyes, whenever there’s an arrest we seize tons, not merely grams. Can you imagine how many millions of people are affected? » he said.

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