Returning migrant worker arrested for smuggling drugs from Malaysia
The police said the case was unusual because the drugs were about to be transported directly to the buyer in Surabaya, rather than being transited through warehouses as is usually the case.
Police in North Sumatra have detained an Indonesian migrant worker, Sayudin, for attempting to smuggle 8 kilograms of sabu, or crystal methamphetamine, from Malaysia to Indonesia. The narcotics smuggling attempt was foiled after a public informant alerted authorities. Sayudin, from Sampang, East Java, was scheduled to deliver the drugs to Surabaya, Indonesia.
According to North Sumatra Police Narcotics Crimes Investigation (Resnarkoba) director Sr. Comr. Andy Arisandi, Sayudin was instructed to meet a Malaysian named Adi in Selangor, Malaysia. On August 4, Adi handed Sayudin a backpack containing the drugs, which were to be delivered directly to the buyer in Surabaya, rather than being transported through warehouses.
The Malaysian man, Adi, promised Sayudin a fee of Rp 105 million upon successful delivery, but only gave him Rp 4 million to cover transportation costs. To evade police surveillance, Sayudin switched ships during his sea journey and eventually arrived at Tanjungbalai in North Sumatra.
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