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Two entertainment venues shut down over drugs
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The Sense karaoke parlor is located in Mangga Dua, North Jakarta. (Via jakarta.tribunnews.com/Istimewa)
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akarta authorities deployed 60 Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel on Thursday morning to suspend operations at two entertainment venues suspected of facilitating drug abuse. The businesses are the karaoke parlor Sense in North Jakarta and the nightclub Exotic in Central Jakarta.
Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno symbolically dispatched the Satpol PP personnel from City Hall and said the administration was firm in enforcing a new regulation to close entertainment venues facilitating drug abuse and trafficking, prostitution or gambling--namely Gubernatorial Decree No. 18/2018 on the operation of recreational enterprises.
“All of us are responsible for enforcing the regulation,” Sandiaga said in front of the Satpol PP personnel. Sandiaga reminded the personnel to carry out their duties “well and honorably”
On Thursday last week, the Jakarta One-Stop Integrated Service Agency revoked the permits of Sense and Exotic, because of suspected drug crimes.
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) arrested 36 Sense costumers on April 11 for allegedly consuming drugs at the venue. Meanwhile, an Exotic visitor named Sudirman, 47, was found dead from a drug overdose at the club on April 12. (vny)
