Indonesia seizes over 580 kg of crystal meth from int l syndicates
05 May 2021, 22:30 GMT+10
JAKARTA, May 5 (Xinhua) Indonesia s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seized a total of 581.31 kg of crystal methamphetamine from three international syndicates and arrested seven suspects, an official source said on Wednesday. Head of the BNN, Commissioner General Petrus Reinhard Golose, 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 we have, the crystal meth comes from Pakistan, Malaysia, and the Golden Triangle s Myanmar, Golose said. The first meth package was brought from Malaysia by a wooden boat into Indonesia s Idi Rayeuk in East Aceh province.
5.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Banda Aceh on Friday night
30th April 2021 4 hours ago
Illustration Jakarta (ANTARA) - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Friday night jolted Banda Aceh, a city in the northernmost tip of Sumatra Island which had ever been hit by a deadly giant tsunami following an undersea megathrust earthquake in 2004.
The quake that occurred at around 11:43 p.m. was located at the coordinates at 5.14 north latitude and 94.46 east longitude, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
The quake s epicenter was located around 106 kilometers south west of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh Province, at a depth of 10 kilometers, the agency revealed.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesian police say 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 of methamphetamine originating from Afghanistan. Police found the first load of more than 1.2 tons board a ship that docked in Aceh Besar district on April 10. Five days later, police seized another 1.2 tons from Aceh Barat district. The chief of Indonesia’s National Police says one of the suspects was shot dead during the arrest. The suspects included one Nigerian and the rest are Indonesians. Police say the ring in Aceh was connected to six prisoners who are currently serving sentences in the province.
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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