TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Snake smuggling thwarted at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Agricultural Quarantine Agency thwarted a smuggling attempt of two pythons, locally known as sanca batik.
Change Size
Several journalists capture a video of a python being seized by the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport authorities on Wednesday. (Courtesy: The Soekarno- Hatta International Airport Agricultural Quarantine Agency/File)
T
he Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Agricultural Quarantine Agency thwarted a smuggling attempt of two pythons, locally known as sanca batik
"We teamed up with [the post office] Pos Indonesia to uncover this smuggling case," said the Agency's head Banun Harpini on Wednesday.
The snakes were in a box that was sent through air service of Pos Indonesia.
However, when the box was going to be loaded on a plane, the officers intercepted it.
The package was to be sent to Kudus, Central Java, from Sumbawa Besar, West Nusa Tenggara.
"We will carry out an investigation to arrest the perpetrator," he added. (dmr)
