Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre) places illegal narcotics into an incinerator during a ceremony with the National anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN) in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 6, 2016. -Antara Foto/Puspa Perwitasari/via Reuters
JAKARTA: Police began torching about a tonne of illegal drugs in Jakarta on Tuesday, as Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his tough war on narcotics.
Authorities wheeled out giant furnaces to incinerate some of the massive haul on display, including nearly half a tonne of methamphetamine, 190,000 ecstasy tablets and 420 kilogrammes (926 pounds) of marijuana.
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