PAPUA - Battalion 122/TS Task Force destroyed approximately 650 kilograms (kg) of betel nut smuggled from Papua New Guinea via footpaths or rat roads around the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border.
The destruction carried out by burning all the betel nut was carried out in Skouw, Muara Tami District, Jayapura City, Papua, Monday, February 26.
Deputy Commander of the Yonif 122/TS Task Force, Infantry Captain Adi Prayogo, in a written statement in Jayapura, Tuesday, said that 650 kilograms of betel nut fruit were secured on Friday (23/2) when a pickup truck driven by Indonesians passed in front of Skouw Main Command Post.
"Members had pursued and secured the evidence brought," he explained.
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When examined, it turned out that the driver did not have documents according to applicable regulations, so the task force officers coordinated with Customs and Quarantine at the PLBN Skouw border to follow up with the legal process for the smuggling of illegal goods.
"After all the investigation processes proceeded, hundreds of kilograms of betel nut from Papua New Guinea were destroyed by burning," said Captain Adi Prayogo.
The destruction of illegal betel nut involves related agencies in the Skouw PLBN, namely the police, Immigration, Customs and Excise, and Quarantine.
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