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Jakarta starts to control liquor distribution ahead of fasting month
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Thousands of alcoholic drinks that entered Indonesia illegally from various countries are prepared for destruction by customs and excise authorities in Jakarta. (Antara/Rosa Panggabean)
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akarta district and subdistrict authorities have been instructed to intensify the monitoring of liquor distribution ahead of the start of the Ramadhan fasting month on May 27.
Jakarta Public Order Agency head Jupan Royter said on Thursday that he had issued a circular to agency officers at the district and subdistrict level to confiscate and destroy liquor whose distribution was not in accordance with the letter.
"We also ask residents to participate in monitoring [liquor distribution]," Jupan said as quoted by beritajakarta.id.
Previously on Tuesday, kompas.com reported that the North Jakarta Police had destroyed 16,421 bottles of liquor confiscated during a two-week raid.
The liquor was confiscated from shops that had not obtained a license to sell liquor. (cal)
