Failed To Smuggle 25 Tons Of Illegal Tin Seeds To Malaysia, Indonesian Navy Secures 2 Captains And 3 Workers

Indonesian Navy personnel are conducting an inspection of the ship's cargo containing tin seeds without a permit, Monday 10/2 (ANTARA/Kasmono/Ho.Humas Lanal Babel)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Navy Task Force (AL) team together with the Bangka Belitung Lanal managed to thwart approximately 25 tons of illegal tin seeds that were about to be smuggled into Malaysia.

Marine Lieutenant Information Officer (S) Roy Bernard Hutabarat said approximately 25 tons of tin seeds carried by two trucks would then be put on the KM JOI-I ship with a capacity of 17 gross tons.

"The failure of tin seeds without official permission worth billions of rupiah was carried out at the Tanjung Tuing Jetty Port, Riau Silip, Bangka Regency," he said in Belinyu, Bangka Belitung, Monday, February 10, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said, apart from that many tin seeds, other evidence that managed to secure two trucks each, two ship captains and three workers or coolies.

Based on the results of the investigation, two trucks that were secured with tin sand cargo of less than 25 tons without documents would be submitted to the Civil Servant Investigators (PPNS) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

"Meanwhile, the KM ship. JOI-I, which is a fishing vessel and its crew members, will be investigated at the Bangka Belitung Lanal," he said.

Roy said the Indonesian Navy would take firm action against any form of violation of the law, either harming the community or being a country.