Indonesia seizes 149 kg of crystal meth smuggled by sea
Indonesian police have confiscated 149 kg of crystal methamphetamine smuggled through the waters north of Sumatra Island and arrested six suspects.
Illustrative image (Photo: https://www.thestar.com.my/)Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesian police have confiscated 149 kg of
crystal methamphetamine smuggled through the waters north of Sumatra Island and
arrested six suspects.
According to chief of the
National Police's anti-narcotics division Krisno Siregar, five people were
arrested on January 22 when a fishing ship carrying them entered the waters of
Aceh province.
Four sacks and a fiber box containing 149 kg of methamphetamine were seized,
Siregar said.
Tarmizi (alias Tambi), who was arrested the same day in West Java,
directed the five to smuggle methamphetamine.
Further investigation is underway to find the root of this drug trafficking ring./.
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