The bust took place in Riau Islands Province, Indonesia, on Friday
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/10
By: Central News Agency
JAKARTA (CNA) — A joint effort by Taiwanese and Indonesian police resulted in the
Photo of the seized shipment of amphetamines (By Central News Agency)
arrest of four Taiwan nationals attempting to smuggle amphetamine onto Batam Island, in Riau Islands Province, Indonesia, on Friday.
Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Indonesian police began monitoring suspicious vessels in the surrounding seas and sharing intel on their activities following a major drug bust in Indonesia in July 2017.
In that instance, Taiwan helped Indonesia crack the case, resulting in the seizure of one metric ton of amphetamine being smuggled into the Southeast Asian country from China.
It was this joint monitoring that led the Indonesian Navy to spot a suspicious looking vessel on Friday that turned out to be disguised as a Taiwanese fishing vessel called the Sunrise Glory.
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