Border Officers In West Kalimantan Thwart The Smuggling Of 25 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine From Massia To Indonesia

The RI-Malaysia Pamtas Task Force failed the smuggling of methamphetamine in West Kalimantan, Thursday (31/5/2024) (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The ranks of the Indonesian Army through the RI-Malaysia Border Security Task Force Yonarmed 16/TK in West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan) thwarted the smuggling of 25.4 kilograms of methamphetamine which was put in a package of Guanyinwang tea from Malaysia to Indonesia, Thursday 30 May 2024.

The smuggling was uncovered when five perpetrators were questioned by officers when they wanted to enter Malaysia into Indonesia via PT Ledo Lestari 1 Factory Division 6, Semunying Village, Jagoi Babang District, Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan.

Reported by the TNI AD press release received by ANTARA in Jakarta, Friday, May 31, it was stated that everything started when the ranks of the Indonesian Pamtas-Malaysia Yonarmed 16/TK received information from the public about the smuggling of methamphetamine from Malaysia to Indonesia.

Based on this information, TNI personnel also guarded various border points, one of which was PT Ledo Lestari's garden road 1 Division 6, Semunying Village, Jagoi Babang District.

Sure enough, while on guard, TNI personnel found five suspicious people passing through the road. The five people were examined and finally found a package of methamphetamine wrapped in tea packages.

"The Pamtas Task Force soldiers also helped secure five smugglers, two of whom are Malaysian citizens," as quoted from the press release.

Not only five perpetrators, officers also confiscated several other pieces of evidence including cell phones, bags, passports, identity cards of the perpetrators, and some cash.

After that, the Pamtas Task Force handed over the five perpetrators and all the evidence confiscated to the police for legal processing.