Had A Chase On The River TNI AL Arrested 2 Crew Members And Foiled The Smuggling Of 14 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine From Malaysia

Commander of the Main Base of the Indonesian Navy I Belawan First Admiral Johanes Djanarko Wibowo (three left)/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Dumai Navy Base Rapid Response Team, Riau Province, together with the Intelmar Lantamal I Ops Task Force foiled the smuggling of 14,077 kilograms of methamphetamine.

These illicit goods were transported by speedboat from Malaysia to a pompong net ship, in the waters of the Masjid River on Tuesday, August 16.

"Before that, there was a chase, but the speed boat that was being chased off headed for Malaysian waters, only two crew members were secured with evidence of methamphetamine," said Commander of the Indonesian Navy Base (Danlantamal) I Belawan, First Admiral of the Indonesian Armed Forces, Johanes Djanarko Wibowo. told reporters in Dumai, Antara, Thursday, August 18.

He emphasized that the hunting and arrests were a form of the Indonesian Navy's seriousness in assisting the government in combating drug abuse and carrying out orders from the Chief of Staff and the Commander of the Kormada I.

"This activity is a form of the Navy's seriousness in helping the government eradicate drug abuse and trafficking. In addition, it is also a form of main task in securing sea lanes, especially in Dumai," said TNI Admiral Johanes Djanarko Wibowo in a press statement attended by the Mayor of Dumai Paisal, the Dumai Police Chief. AKBP Nurhadi Ismanto and Dandim/0320 Lieutenant Colonel (Arh) Hermansyah Tarigan, at Mako Lanal Dumai.

The smuggling failure began with routine monitoring activities by the team in Tanjung Medang to Boya Gila waters on the flow of pompong ships back and forth, last Tuesday at around 17.00 WIB.

From the monitoring, it was seen that a speeding ship was suspected to have come from the direction of Malaysian waters towards a suspicious wooden boat (pompong). The team then approached the speed boat and the pompong ship. When approached, one of the people on the pompong ship was seen throwing a white sack into the sea.

During the search, the team found white sacks that were previously discarded. When opened, the team found a black bag containing thirteen packs of suspected shabu.

After that, the team immediately went after the pompong boat without a net, which according to information had entered the waters of the Dumai City Mosque River and was leaning against it.

Two crew members were arrested. Meanwhile, Tekong and two others managed to escape towards the Mangrove Forest. The pursuit was fruitless.

Two crew members with the initials HS (39) and LD (46), residents of Bukit Kapur, Dumai City, were subsequently secured and taken to the Babinpotmar Post, Sungai Dumai for further investigation and examination.

After that, the team brought thirteen packages to the Dumai City Customs laboratory to be checked and found the organic compound methaphetamine with a total weight of around 14,077 kilograms.