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Airport security officers in N. Sumatra thwart shabu-shabu smuggling attempt
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Suspect – Customs and Excise Office personnel and Kualanamu International Airport security officers foil an attempt to smuggle in crystal methamphetamine into Medan, North Sumatra, recently. The suspect, a Malaysian citizen (standing, second left), claimed that he worked with two inmates currently serving sentences at Tanjung Gusta Prison. (JP/Apriadi Gunawan)
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ecurity officers at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, have thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, locally known as shabu-shabu.
The officers arrested the suspect, identified only as Hamdani, 20, a resident of Bireun, Aceh, after they found the drugs in his luggage during an x-ray examination at the airport’s security check-point on Monday. The suspect was set to depart for Jakarta via Lion Air flight JT-303.
“We have handed over the 2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and money we confiscated to the police,” said Kualanamu Airport security department chief Kuswadi. (ebf)
