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Indonesian lawmaker urges action against drug networks in South Sulawesi
Indonesian lawmaker Rudianto Lallo called drug trafficking an emergency in South Sulawesi, especially in the city of Makassar.
He made the comments at a meeting in Makassar held by the province’s narcotics agency and partners from a parliamentary commission.
He urged police and the provincial narcotics agency to break up drug networks operating in the region.
Lallo said South Sulawesi and Makassar are markets for drugs and argued that disrupting international trafficking networks could help reduce supply.
He called for authorities to map routes used to bring drugs into the province and share information across sectors.
He also urged them to investigate allegations that drug distribution is being directed from inside prisons; the account gives no further details about any investigation or next steps.
Indonesian lawmaker Rudianto Lallo urged police and South Sulawesi’s provincial narcotics agency to dismantle drug networks in the province.
He described drug trafficking in South Sulawesi, and especially Makassar, as an emergency.
Lallo said authorities should map drug entry routes and work across sectors to identify and disrupt dealers’ networks.
He also called for action against international drug syndicates and investigation of suspected trafficking controlled from prisons.
- Who
- Rudianto Lallo, a member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives Commission III, called for action by police and the South Sulawesi Provincial National Narcotics Agency.
- What
- He urged authorities to dismantle drug networks and map routes used to bring drugs into South Sulawesi.
- When
- At a seminar reported on October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- Why
- Lallo described drug trafficking in the province as an emergency and said disrupting international networks was important to curb it.
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- Lawmaker
- Rudianto Lallo
- Legislative body
- House of Representatives Commission III
- Province
- South Sulawesi
- City
- Makassar
- Agencies urged to act
- Police and the South Sulawesi Provincial National Narcotics Agency
What people are saying
The drug problem can be said to be an emergency; South Sulawesi, and especially Makassar, may also be facing a drug emergency.
The most important thing, I think, is how to break up international drug syndicate networks. We all know that South Sulawesi is a market, and Makassar is a market.
Where is the entry point? This is what we need to map, so that drug dealers in South Sulawesi can be eradicated.