Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- The governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia strengthened their anti-narcotics collaboration by organizing an educational initiative themed "Training on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking and Abuse: New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)."

During a kick-off event in Jakarta on Monday (February 3), Deputy for Law and Cooperation at Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Agus Irianto remarked that the two countries shared the same commitment to tackling issues related to drugs, especially those concerning NPS.

"Around 160 variations of NPS have been circulating in Indonesia, with the count projected to continue growing," he noted in the agency's statement cited here on Tuesday.

Irianto stated that Saudi Arabia is faci...