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Indonesia weighs tighter ketamine controls amid surge in seizures, abuse cases

South China Morning PostIndonesia

Indonesia weighs tighter ketamine controls amid surge in seizures, abuse cases

Rising ketamine abuse and a series of major drug seizures in Indonesia have fuelled calls for tighter controls on the substance, but a proposed reclassification has raised concerns that tougher penalties could further strain the country’s overcrowded prisons. Last week, Indonesian police and customs officials intercepted the Mongolian-flagged vessel MT Global 168 in the Malacca Strait, seizing 1.16 tonnes of ketamine hydrochloride packed in 58 sacks. National police chief Suyudi Ario Seto said...

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