Jakarta, May 4 -- Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in tackling transnational drug trafficking, following a bilateral meeting between Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and Malaysia's Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (JSJN) in Bali.
BNN head commissioner General Suyudi Ario Seto emphasised that drug trafficking is a transnational crime requiring close cooperation. Strengthening coordination, rapid information exchange, and increasing surveillance in border areas, airports, and ports are important steps in joint handling, he said in a statement.
BNN highlighted the increasingly complex methods used by drug syndicates, noting the emergence of more than 1,400 new psychoactive substances worldwide. ...