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Attempt to smuggle Rp 20b crystal meth foiled in Kuala Namu
Medan Customs and Excise Office have foiled an attempt to smuggle 10
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edan Customs and Excise Office have foiled an attempt to smuggle 10.3 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, known locally as shabu-shabu, from Malaysia into Indonesia via newly opened Kuala Namu International Airport in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.
The office claimed that the abortive attempt to smuggle the crystal meth worth Rp 20 billion (US$1.9 million) was the biggest drug smuggling bust in Indonesia so far this year.
"This was also the first ever drug smuggling attempt foiled by the office since the Kuala Namu airport opened last week," North Sumatra Customs and Excise Office's head Harry Mulya said on Wednesday afternoon.
Harry said the smuggling attempt was discovered when an official inspected luggage being carried by a female passenger on an AirAsia aircraft from Malaysia which had landed at Kuala Namu at 7:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
Officials found the 10.3 kilograms of crystal meth packed in 14 different plastic bags. 'The packages were hidden in the walls of two cardboard boxes,' said Harry.
In questioning, the suspect identified only by her initials WA said she planned to bring the crystal meth to Batam.
Harry said both the suspect and evidence had been handed over to the North Sumatra Police for further investigation.
'We are still searching for the suspect's husband who is allegedly involved in drug smuggling from Malaysia,' said the police's head of narcotics division, Adj.Sr.Comr.Yustan. (ebf)
