jpnn.com, LANGKAT - The North Sumatra Police found 27 drug users in two cages at the Langkat Regent's house.
However, when the drug users were about to be evacuated, their families confronted the police.
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"The inmates' families don't want them to be taken to a standardized rehabilitation facility," said North Sumatra Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Hadi Wahyudi, Tuesday (25/1).
Hadi said that the drug users were eventually taken by their families to their respective homes.
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According to Hadi, the caged people should have been evacuated to the facility provided by the Social Agency.
The police are still investigating whether a practice of modern slavery has taken place.
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"Investigators are exploring all information and allegations," said Hadi.
The police have examined two guards at the Regent's house.
Preliminary investigations found that the human cages were built in 2012.
However, it still does not have an official permit from the government. (mcr22/mcr20/jpnn)
This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Proses Evakuasi 27 Orang di Kerangkeng Rumah Bupati Langkat Diadang Keluarga