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Customs and excise office winning war on drugs in Kalimantan and Sumatra
The Customs and Excise Directorate General has continuously cooperated with the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to uncover illegal drug distribution efforts across the country.
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he Customs and Excise Directorate General has continuously cooperated with the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to uncover illegal drug distribution efforts across the country. Most recently, they successfully thwarted smuggling schemes in West Kalimantan and Kualanamu, North Sumatra.
The West Kalimantan Customs and Excise Office and West Kalimantan Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) held a joint press briefing on the cases on Tuesday.
The head of the West Kalimantan BNNP, Brig. Gen. Budi Wibowo, explained that the alleged drug distributors had attempted to smuggle methamphetamines from Paloh district, Sambas regency, to Pontianak using four-wheeled vehicles. Officials were able to arrest six people involved in the scheme and confiscate 31-kilograms of narcotics as evidence, which was worth around Rp 9.3 billion (US$638,505) in total.
"Through this action, the Customs and Excise Office is trying to save around 124,792 West Kalimantan people from the abuse of this type of methamphetamine," said Hatta Wardhana, the head of the subdirectorate of public relations and customs counseling.
Meanwhile in Medan, North Sumatra, the Kualanamu Customs and Excise Office, along with BNNP North Sumatra, successfully stopped the smuggling of methamphetamines, seizing 34,000 grams from two different attempts to transport the drugs to another province via courier services. An investigation by the North Sumatran BNNP team uncovered that another package was already in the cargo warehouse of Kualanamu International Airport.
Hatta explained that steps were taken against the shipment of illegal substances to various locations in Indonesia, such as Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara, Tangerang in Banten, Palembang in South Sumatra, Surabaya in East Java and North Bogor in West Java.
"Based on the results of follow-up monitoring on May 31, the Kualanamu Customs Excise Office, the North Sumatra Customs and Excise Office and the BNNP of North Sumatra succeeded in securing three suspects. The results of the investigation led to 24 packs of methamphetamine weighing 24,000 grams," said Hatta.
“We are ready to coordinate between agencies to save more lives from the dangers of drugs.”
He added that the three agencies had saved the lives of some 340,000 people from drug abuse.
