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INDONESIA 1. CUSTOMS FOILS US$3.52 MLN GOLD SMUGGLING ATTEMPT AT SOETTA AIRPORT -- ANTARA Customs authorities at Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) International Airport have thwarted attempts to smuggle 23.7 kilograms of 24-karat gold worth Rp63 billion (US$3.52 million), arresting seven Chinese nationals and an Indonesian ground-handling employee in two separate operations.

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