MEDAN - The Special Class I Immigration Office of TPI Medan, North Sumatra, arrested a foreign national (WNA) from Sri Lanka who was suspected of committing a criminal act of human smuggling (TPPM) for the purpose of departure to France.
"We have arrested four perpetrators, namely a man with the initials TK, RS, MT, and NS," said Head of the Class I Immigration Office Special for TPI Medan Uray Avian as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 9.
Uray said the perpetrator who also had a refugee card played a different role in the TPPM action. Kindergarten acts as a local operator.
Then the hospital as the mastermind and collector of victims' funds, MT as the recruitment of passengers, and NS in charge of preparing logistics and food at the shelter location.
From the results of the investigation, there were 38 victims. They were charged a fare of 5,000 US dollars per person and promised the perpetrators would be dispatched to France," he said.
Uray said the suspects were known to have carried out the action using the mode of entering Indonesia as refugees before being recruited to be dispatched abroad.
He said the suspects were charged with Article 120 paragraph (2) of Law Number 6 of 2011, namely attempted human smuggling with a minimum imprisonment of five years and a maximum of 15 years, as well as a fine of at least Rp. 500 million and a maximum of Rp. 1.5 billion.
"Currently, the suspects of foreigners from Sri Lanka have been detained at the Medan Detention Center for further legal proceedings," he said.
Uray explained that the chronology of the disclosure of the case began with Medan Immigration intelligence activity on November 11, 2025, which traced the whereabouts of Sri Lankans for immigration violations in the form of overstays.
Furthermore, on December 5, 2025, officers secured MT at an inn in Medan. From the results of the development, the officers then arrested EK, RS, and NS.
"From the arrest, a ship used for smuggling from Langsa, Aceh, mobile phones, passports, four refugee cards, transaction evidence, IDR 96 million in cash, and 100 US dollars," he said.
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