It started with a quiet patrol in a part of Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua) Province on April 11, 2026, that few outsiders ever reach. The terrain is …
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Papua Tengah Police Destroy Methamphetamine Seized in Mimika, Warning of Growing Drug Threat to Youth
by Senamanby SenamanThe room was small and quiet, tucked inside the Papua Tengah (Central) Regional Police headquarters in Nabire. There were no flashing cameras or long speeches. Just a few officers standing …
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Smuggling, Security, and Seizure: How Papua’s Borderlands Became a Battleground in the Narcotics War
by Senamanby SenamanIn the far-flung eastern edge of Indonesia, where rugged mountains meet dense rainforest and the Papua New Guinea (PNG) border winds like a green scar across the land, a silent …
