Navy Foils Smuggling of 2.56 Million Packs of Illegal Thai Cigarettes
Indonesian Navy intercepts 2.56 million packs of illegal Thai cigarettes off Bengkalis, seizing Rp 97 billion. Read how the operation unfolded.
Indonesian Navy intercepts 2.56 million packs of illegal Thai cigarettes off Bengkalis, seizing Rp 97 billion. Read how the operation unfolded.
The Ketapang Naval Base intercepted a smuggling attempt involving 11.1 tons of illegal onions at Ketapang Port, West Kalimantan, on Thursday. Learn more.
Authorities at Pattimura Airport in Ambon, Maluku, have foiled an attempt to smuggle 33.5 kilograms of mercury (chemical symbol: Hg), also known as quicksilver, through the airport’s cargo and postal terminal. Learn more.
Teluk Nibung Customs and the Tanjungbalai Asahan Quarantine Service Unit, North Sumatra, thwarted the smuggling of 1,519 protected animals of horseshoe crab.
Newly-inaugurated Director General of Customs Djaka Budi Utama will involve the Indonesian Military and the Indonesian National Police to close revenue gaps caused by illegal trade through unregulated ports. Read more.
A joint operation between Customs Office and the Indonesian National Police (INP) has foiled the smuggling of 86 kilograms of crystal meth in Langsa, Aceh. Learn more.
The Quarantine Agency in the Riau Islands foiled an attempt to smuggle 20 kg of dried seahorses disguised in snack packaging carried by an Egyptian man at Hang Nadim Airport. Learn more.
Officers from the Banten Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Center (BKHIT) thwarted an attempt to smuggle 2.9 tons of illegal wild boar meat at Merak Port, Cilegon City, Wednesday (5/6/2025).
The Batam Customs Office has foiled an attempt to smuggle 321,990 lobster seeds through Hang Nadim Airport. The seeds were allegedly intended for illegal export to Vietnam via Singapore. Learn more.l
Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police arrested two men in connection with the attempted smuggling of 143 kilograms of marijuana linked to a North Sumatra drug network. Learn more,
Bali’s Ngurah Rai Customs Office foiled an attempt to smuggle 323.76 grams of cocaine by an Argentine national at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Badung, Bali. Read more.
The Directorate of Animal Police of the Indonesian National Police (INP) together with the Faculty of Law of Trisakti University, the Directorate of Narcotics Interdiction of DJBC, and Garis Creative held a National Seminar entitled "Collaboration Between Institutions to Optimize Tracking of Illegal Goods at Airports with Tracking Dogs/K-9".