Indonesia seizes 1.3 tonnes of ketamine worth millions in major bust
BATAM: Indonesian authorities have seized 1.3 tonnes of ketamine worth tens of millions of dollars from a foreign-flagged vessel, a top anti-drug official said on Sunday, in one of the country’s largest drug busts.
Indonesian authorities have made one of the country's biggest drug seizures, intercepting a vessel loaded with 1.3 tonnes of ketamine worth tens of millions of dollars. National Narcotics Agency chief Suyudi Ario Seto disclosed the bust on Sunday, stating that intelligence gathered in February led to months of surveillance. On Thursday, a navy warship intercepted the foreign-flagged MV King Sun, which was sailing east from Thailand towards Indonesia.
The joint team discovered 65 sacks hidden inside the ship and confirmed that the load contained ketamine. The estimated value of the seized ketamine was around 2.07 trillion rupiah (US$116.2 million). Authorities are still searching the vessel to determine if there is more ketamine on board. The ship was registered under a Tanzanian flag and was intercepted in waters around the Riau Islands province near Singapore.
Eight crew members, including seven Myanmar nationals and a Taiwanese individual, have been detained. Indonesian officials are still investigating the origin of the load, port destination, and the identities of the sender and receiver.
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