BATAM - 11 crew members (ABK) from the Riau Islands who were deported from Malaysia were designated by the Indonesian National Police (Polri) as suspects in the crime of smuggling 7.5 tons of tin sand.
The Director of Special Criminal Cases (Dirtipidter) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Brigjen Pol. Moch Irhamni said that the ABK was named a suspect after undergoing an intensive examination at the Kepri Police Headquarters.
"The suspect has been determined," said Irhamni when confirmed in Batam, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, January 31.
The suspects are suspected of violating rules related to mining.
When asked whether the eleventh suspect was detained, Irhamni did not give an answer. Until Friday (30/1) the ABK were still undergoing an examination at the Kepri Police Headquarters.
The case of smuggling tin sand from Bangka Belitung to Malaysia with a total of 7.5 tons was investigated by a joint team from the Bareskrim Polri Dittipidter and the Kepri Police Ditreskrimsus.
The suspects are residents of Belakangpadang Island, Batam City, still related. They were deported from Malaysia on Thursday (29/1) together with 122 other PMI who were facilitated by the Johor Bahru Consulate General and BP3MI Kepri.
This case began with the arrest of 11 crew members by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) in October 2025 for entering Malaysian waters without official documents.
In Malaysia, the eleventh perpetrator was prosecuted for violating Immigration and detained for three months in a Malaysian detention house.
The repatriation of the 11 ABK was directly escorted by investigators from the Bareskrim Polri Dittipidter from Malaysia to Indonesia through the Batam Center International Ferry Port, Kepri.
Upon returning to Indonesia, the eleventh PMI was then taken to the Kepri Police Headquarters for intensive examination.
It is estimated that the lead sand transported by the ship reached 7.5 tons, including the boat reaching 1.1 million Malaysian ringgit or the total value of sand and boats of approximately Rp4.3 billion.
The eleventh ABK, namely MTA (23), LOM (24), RH (31), Z (50), A (41), B (47), H (53), S (29), J (39), Za (44), and I (52) were charged with violating the Immigration Act 1859/1963 on entering the Malaysian territory without permission and sentenced to three months in prison or a fine of 3,000 Malaysian ringgit.
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