The Hell Behind the Heavenly Concoctions
The threat of narcotics, illegal drugs, and addictive substances is becoming ever more concerning. It is estimated that the number of addicts in Indonesia has now reached 4 million people—a large part of whom are teenagers. Every day they lay out Rp800 billion to pay for their ‘heavenly concoctions’. Is it necessary to sentence drug dealers to death?
December 11, 2001
The Golden Triangle is no longer the financial district of Jakarta that you may know of. It now covers three parts of Central Jakarta—Baturaja, Kebonkacang, and Kampungbali, a district that is a miniature version of the cannabis kingdom of Kun Sha in Southeast Asia. Tightly packed and tending to become a slum, this residential area represents one of the largest centers of the trade in narcotics and illegal drugs in the capital city—po
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