Indonesia's Aceh police arrest 6 suspected smugglers of 61 kg crystal meth

2021-01-06 10:36:04 GMT2021-01-06 18:36:04(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

JAKARTA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Aceh provincial police have arrested six persons suspected of smuggling 61 kg of crystal methamphetamine by sea, a police officer said on Wednesday.

"We also confiscated a revolver with five bullets, two cars, a motorboat, cell phones, satellite phones, and GPS equipment," Aceh provincial police's Chief Inspector General Wahyu Widada said.

Widada explained that the operation began based on information from people about the smuggling of the illicit goods by an international network on Jan. 1.

Based on the information, officers stopped a minibus in front of the Lhoksukon bus terminal in North Aceh district, arrested five suspects and confiscated 15 kg of crystal methamphetamine.

Police also arrested another suspect in East Aceh district with 46 kg of crystal methamphetamine as evidence. Enditem

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