Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-04-20

Taiwan and Indonesia should engage in direct communication and work together to fight

Lee said Taiwan and Indonesia should work together to fight drug crime (CNA file photo)

drug-related crimes. That was the word from foreign ministry spokesperson Andrew Lee on Friday.

Lee was speaking Friday about Indonesia’s recent seizure of a Taiwanese fishing boat. The incident took place on Sunday and was the latest in a series of seizures by Indonesian authorities carrying out drug sweeps. In recent months, Indonesia has caught two Taiwanese boats each carrying over one ton of illegal drugs.

Andrew Lee said that Taiwan is willing to work with Indonesia to tackle drug crime.    [FULL  STORY]