JAKARTA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian authorities have strengthened cross-border monitoring through enhanced data sharing and early detection measures at ports, airports and border crossings to counter increasingly sophisticated drug trafficking methods.
Abdul Kadir Karding, head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), said Thursday in Jakarta that narcotics traffickers continue to adapt their methods, including exploiting border areas under quarantine supervision.
"Stronger cooperation between agencies is needed due to Indonesia's high volume of trade and goods movement through ports, airports and border crossings," Karding said.
He said Barantin has integrated its Best Trust monitoring system with the platform operated by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), enabling real-time information exchange and faster detection of suspicious activities.
BNN Chief Commissioner Suyudi Ario Seto said traffickers are increasingly using new forms of narcotics, underscoring the need for closer inter-agency coordination.
"Today, the forms are not only solid substances, powders, pills and plants, but have also developed into liquid forms," he said.
Authorities said the strengthened surveillance measures are intended to curb drug trafficking while safeguarding national security and the smooth flow of trade. ■
