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BNN, Police foil largest drug smuggling attempt in Indonesian history
During the raid, authorities uncovered 67 boxes containing 2,000 packages of methamphetamine disguised as tea. The drugs were hidden in secret compartments throughout the vessel, including within its fuel tank.
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Indonesian Navy personnel inspect packages of methamphetamine at Batam Customs Port, Riau Islands, on May 26. A joint task force from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the National Police and the Indonesian Military seized the illicit drugs aboard the vessel Sea Dragon Tarawa in the waters off the Riau Islands on May 21, marking the largest drug seizure in the nation’s history. (Antara/Teguh Prihatna)
BNN, Police foil largest drug smuggling attempt in Indonesian history
The Jakarta Post
Ni Komang Erviani
Authorities have recently foiled an attempt to smuggle two tons of methamphetamine into the country, marking the largest drug seizure in the nation’s history.
A joint task force from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the National Police and the Indonesian Military seized the illicit drugs aboard a ship named Sea Dragon Tarawa in the waters off the Riau Islands last week.
The vessel was intercepted as it sailed from the Andaman Sea toward Indonesian waters in Riau Islands Province.
During the raid, authorities uncovered 67 boxes containing 2,000 packages of methamphetamine disguised as tea. The drugs were hidden in secret compartments throughout the vessel, including within its fuel tank.
