Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia's National NarcoticsAgency (BNN) on May 5 said it has seized a total of 581.31 kg of crystalmethamphetamine from three international syndicates and arrested sevensuspects.
Head of the BNN, Commissioner General Petrus ReinhardGolose, said that the crystal meth was seized in three different locations,namely in Aceh Besar, East Aceh, and Pulau Burung in Riau Islands province.
Based on the evidence the BNN had, the crystal meth comesfrom Pakistan, Malaysia, and the Golden Triangle’s Myanmar. The Golden Triangleis the largest drug-producing region in Southeast Asia located in Myanmar,Thailand, and Laos.
The Southeast Asian archipelago has become a key destinationand transit point for international drug trafficking.
In 2018, Indonesian police said two separate bustsresulted in the seizure of about three tonnes of methamphetamine coming fromTaiwan.
In April, 13 members of a trafficking ring, includingthree Iranians and a Pakistani, were sentenced to death for smuggling 400kilograms of methamphetamine into Indonesia./.
Head of the BNN, Commissioner General Petrus ReinhardGolose, said that the crystal meth was seized in three different locations,namely in Aceh Besar, East Aceh, and Pulau Burung in Riau Islands province.
Based on the evidence the BNN had, the crystal meth comesfrom Pakistan, Malaysia, and the Golden Triangle’s Myanmar. The Golden Triangleis the largest drug-producing region in Southeast Asia located in Myanmar,Thailand, and Laos.
The Southeast Asian archipelago has become a key destinationand transit point for international drug trafficking.
In 2018, Indonesian police said two separate bustsresulted in the seizure of about three tonnes of methamphetamine coming fromTaiwan.
In April, 13 members of a trafficking ring, includingthree Iranians and a Pakistani, were sentenced to death for smuggling 400kilograms of methamphetamine into Indonesia./.
VNA
