{
  "id": 1881986,
  "title": "Indonesia makes 2.6-tonne liquid meth seizure from Tanzanian ship in Riau",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/indonesia-makes-2-6-tonne-liquid-meth-seizure-from-tanzanian-ship-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:47:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/08/19/indonesia-makes-26-tonne-liquid-meth-seizure-from-tanzanian-ship-in-riau/231907"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indonesia has seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-flagged vessel, in what authorities claim is one of their largest drug busts to date. The National Narcotics Agency intercepted the MV Rain Maker near Bengkalis in Riau province on Monday, after receiving intelligence that the ship might be carrying narcotics to Indonesia. Upon inspection, officials found the illicit substance stored in eight water barrels and a water tank, along with over 1.5 million illegal cigarettes. Ten crew members, all Myanmar nationals, were arrested during the operation. This latest bust follows another seizure of 1.3 tonnes of ketamine from a ship in the Riau Islands on August 8, with eight crew members arrested, including seven from Myanmar and one from Taiwan. Despite maintaining some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers, Indonesia has maintained a moratorium on executions for several years.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}