Law and Border

WE often hear the saying that a dirty house cannot be cleaned with a soiled broom. But in the case of Police Adj. Sr. Comr. Idha Endri Prastiono and Brig. M.P. Harahap who were recently arrested on drug charges, another Indonesian proverb would be more applicable: the fence stole the land it should be protecting.

The two officers were arrested by the Malaysian police in Kuching, Sarawak on suspicion of being members of an international narcotics ring. The Malaysian police had already detained Chusi, a Filipina believed to be acting as a courier. This network is suspected of controlling the distribution of drugs coming out of Africa. West Kalimantan and Sarawak share a porous border that allows easy illegal crossings.

September 9, 2014