Customs And Excise And BNN Lift 309 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine From The Indian Ocean, Who Do You Have?

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The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance together with the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) are said to have succeeded in confiscating 309 kilograms (Kg) of crystal methamphetamine in the waters of the Indian Ocean in a South Sea Operation marine operation.

Director of Communication and Service User Guidance DJBC Nirwala Dwi Heryanto said this action began with the receipt of information from BNN that there was narcotics in a ship sailing to the west coast of Sumatra and the South Java Sea.

According to him, a joint Customs and Excise team was formed to carry out marine operations involving marine patrol boats Customs BC 30004 and BC 7002.

"Officers found the target ship at about 96 nautical miles from the South Coast of Banten and carried out general inspections of the ship's subordinate documents (ABK) and the surface of the ship. Furthermore, officers carried out the suspect's security, namely eight Iranian crew members and ship withdrawals," he said as reported by the official website, Sunday, February 26.

Nirwala explained that the ship was pulled and docked at the pier of PT Indah Kiat Merak, Cilegon City, which is the supervision area of Merak Customs. Then, officers carried out boat checks with sniffer dogs K-9 Customs and BNN, and asked for information from crew members.

It is known that drugs were hidden in the ship's conference, and after dismantling the walls of the middle hold room near the engine, 309 packs of methamphetamine were found. Currently, evidence of narcotics and suspects has been secured by Customs officers for further processing," he said.

Nirwala added that the government pays attention to the handling of drug abuse. This is because the domino effect due to drug abuse is increasingly diverse and efforts to overcome it are not an easy step to take.

"For the prevention of narcotics trafficking, an integrated and comprehensive effort is needed which includes preventive, repressive, therapeutic, and rehabilitation efforts by all parties, including law enforcement officials. Customs and Excise and other law enforcement officers will continue to strive to tighten supervision of the entry of narcotics into Indonesia, as the embodiment of our function as a community protector," concluded Nirwala.