Politics · Indonesia · 2 hrs ago
Indonesian lawmaker backs police chief’s call for a total vape ban
PDIP lawmaker Nasyirul Falah Amru backed a proposed total vape ban in Indonesia after the national police chief called for one.
Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto said vapes could provide a way to distribute liquid narcotics.
Amru said vape cartridges could contain etomidate, and pointed to a regional religious ruling against using e-cigarettes to take narcotics.
The proposal has not been described as an enacted ban; Amru said it should become an actual prohibition.
Indonesia’s parliament is still discussing revisions to its Narcotics Law, while a 2023 health law could also be used to act against drug dealers and users, he said.
The stated aim is to prevent young people from freely using vapes as a route to narcotics.
The sources do not say whether or when the government will take steps to impose a ban.
Indonesian lawmaker Nasyirul Falah Amru backed the police chief’s call for a total ban on vape distribution in Indonesia.
Amru said vape cartridges could contain etomidate and that vapes could be used to consume narcotics.
Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto described vapes as a possible entry point for liquid narcotics.
Amru called for a structured and widespread ban to prevent young people from using vapes freely.
- Who
- Nasyirul Falah Amru, a member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives from the PDIP faction, backed Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto’s call.
- What
- Amru supported a total ban on vape distribution in Indonesia, citing concerns about narcotics.
- When
- Amru made his statement on Saturday, 24 October 2026. Suyudi called for a ban on Friday, 23 October 2026.
- Where
- The proposed ban concerns Indonesia. Suyudi spoke at a press conference in Belawan, North Sumatra.
- Why
- Amru said vapes could be used to consume narcotics and called for a ban to help prevent young people from using them.
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Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto called for a total ban on vape distribution in Indonesia at a press conference in Belawan, North Sumatra.
Lawmaker Nasyirul Falah Amru publicly backed Suyudi’s call for a total ban.
- Lawmaker
- Nasyirul Falah Amru, also known as Gus Falah
- Party
- PDIP
- Police chief
- Suyudi Ario Seto
- Proposed measure
- Total ban on vape distribution in Indonesia
- Related legislation
- Indonesia’s House of Representatives was discussing revisions to the Narcotics Law
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What people are saying
The police chief’s statement must become a real ban, especially as the East Java MUI has issued a fatwa declaring the misuse of electronic cigarettes as a means of using narcotics haram
This vape ban must be structured and widespread, to prevent vapes from being freely consumed by the nation’s future generation
Because we know that vapes are one of the entry points for narcotics, and we know the evolution of narcotics around the world, including in Indonesia, from solid form to liquid, and the entry point is vapes