Police found the first load of more than 1,278 tonnes board a ship that docked in Aceh Besar district on April 10. Five days later, police seized another 1,267 tonnes from Aceh Barat district, said the chief of Indonesia's National Police, Listyo Sigit Prabowo
Indonesia seizes 2.5 tons of meth; 1 dead, 17 arrested
EDNA TARIGAN, Associated Press
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesian police said they shot dead one and arrested 17 other people as they broke up a major drug ring attempting to smuggle more than 2.5 tons (5,000 pounds) of methamphetamine originating from Afghanistan.
Police found the first load of more than 1,278 tons board a ship that docked in Aceh Besar district on April 10. Five days later, police seized another 1,267 tons from Aceh Barat district, said the chief of Indonesia’s National Police, Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
He said that one of the suspects was shot dead during the arrest. The suspects included one Nigerian and the rest are Indonesians.
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Indonesia appoints Christian as new national police chief
Rights groups call on Protestant Listyo Sigit Prabowo to curb abuses allegedly committed by the force
Indonesia s parliament has approved the appointment of Listyo Sigit Prabowo, a Protestant, as the new national police chief. (Photo courtesy of polri.go.id)
Indonesia has named a Christian as the new national police chief, the third person from the religious minority to hold the post in the Muslim-majority nation.
Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, a Protestant, was the only nominee and was approved by parliament on Jan. 20,
The new chief, who heads the National Police s Criminal Investigation Agency and is a close ally of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, will replace General Idham Azis, who recently retired.
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Candidate of the new Indonesian Police Chief Com.Gen.Listyo Sigit Prabowo (second right) after a a fit-and-proper test at the House s Commission III, in Jakarta on Thursday (Jan 21, 2021). ANTARA PHOTO/Galih Pradipta/foc. Indonesia will soon have a new police chief with the House of Representatives (DPR) approving Com.Gen.Listyo Sigit Prabowo as the successor to General Idham Azis, who retires on February 1, 2021.
Prabowo, who was nominated by President Joko Widodo as Azis successor, underwent a fit-and-proper test at the House s Commission III, which oversees legal affairs, on Wednesday (January 20, 2021).