(VIVAnews/Anhar Rizki Affandi)VIVAnews – The National Police have exposed another international drugs syndicate. Police spokesperson, Chief. Comm. Boy Rafli Amar, stated that this syndicate has been smuggling drugs to Indonesia through traditional ports.
“The small ports are out of the officer’s reach,” said Boy on Friday, Jan 20. The exposure began from an arrest of 6 foreigners on January 16. They were suspected to be part of an international drugs network.
The six foreigners were caught on the waters of Ujung Genteng, Sukabumi, about 80 kilometers away from Pelabuhan Ratu port. Boy said that at first the police arrested 5 people on land. Then they apprehended another suspect who was carrying methamphetamine in a small boat.
“But because of big waves, the boat tipped over and all evidences were lost,” Boy said. After arresting these men, the police gained leads, for example their communication patterns. So now the police are able to map out their network.
Based on this lead, the Directorate of Drugs has conducted a stake out since last month. Police are informed about the drugs shipping, so early this morning around 01.35 a.m., the police were successful in arresting 4 other suspects who just arrived from an international waters via a large vessel before they transferred to a smaller vessel to the port.
Boy said that there were gunshots between the police and the suspects, resulting in the death of 3 suspects.
“The victims came from their side and their bodies were taken to the nearest health center,” he said.
Police secured a number of evidences in the form of methamphetamine and three firearms from the arrest. “We are still investigating the amount of meth and firearms found,” Boy said.
He confessed that the police are still unable to catch other suspects because they are positioned in the international waters. Boy added that the people who pick and escort them are also foreigners. “We are still unable to reveal the nationality, but it is clear that they’re all foreigner citizens,” he said.
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