Jakarta, Oct. 13 -- The Indonesian National Police has launched a nationwide, multi-agency crackdown targeting major drug trafficking hubs across Jakarta, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Kalimantan to dismantle increasingly massive distribution networks.

"I want to clean Indonesia of drug trafficking, which is becoming increasingly massive. We must take measures on a larger scale," Police Chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto said in a statement released Tuesday.

Since taking office on Oct. 1 under his "Police with the People" mandate, Seto has coordinated joint operations alongside the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the military, and local governments to isolate high-risk zones.

"Combating drugs cannot be done unilaterally. Cooperation among all parti...