Cendana Wood Smuggling From RDTL To Indonesia Foiled On Intelstrate Catur Information

The sandalwood smuggled from RDTL to RI was confiscated/ Photo: Antara

The Indonesian Border Security Task Force-Republic Democrat Timor Leste (RDTL) from Yonif 742/SWY units managed to thwart an attempt to smuggle two sandalwood sacks from Timor Leste to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

The Commander of the Turiscain Post, Sertu Ahmad Hanavy Satria, was contacted from Kupang, saying that the failure to smuggle the two sandalwood sacks was carried out in the Gurugu Prohibition Forest, Maumutin Village, Rawah District, Belu Regency.

"That's right, there are two sacks that we failed to enter Indonesia through NTT," he said, as reported by Antara, Sunday, March 17.

He explained that the arrest attempt was carried out starting with information from the Catur Intelstrate Task Force (Bais) regarding the smuggling activity from Timor Leste to Indonesia crossing the rat road in the Turiscain Post area.

Responding to this information, according to the order of the Security Company II Commander, Sertu Ahmad then gave a letter to the Deputy Commander of the Post and members to carry out an ambush.

The ambush process was carried out but unfortunately during the ambush, two unknown people who carried two sandalwood-shired sacks fled by jumping into the Malibaka river.

"There were two unknown people who brought the two sacks, but they fled," he said.

RI-RDTL Pamtas Task Force personnel who were pursuing were forced to stop their pursuit due to the swift currents in the Malibaka river in the area due to the high intensity of rain in the area.

Meanwhile, the sandalwood evidence found at the crime scene, he said, was still being secured at the Turiscain Post and would be handed over to the authorities for further law enforcement.