Batam customs officers foil 4.5 Kg shabu smuggling attempt
Antara News, Monday, March 29, 2010 21:51 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Batam customs authorities on Monday foiled an attempt of smuggling in 4.5 kg of shabu-shabu (methyl amphetamine) worth Rp8 billion.
"The suspect is an Indonesian citizen identified as Marlina," spokesperson for the Directorate General of Customs and Excise Evi Suhartantyo said in a statement.
Marlina arrived in Batam at 09.45 a.m. on Monday by MV Pintas Samudera 9 from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Evi said.
Evi said Marlina was being detained at the Batam police resort for questioning.On March 26, customs authorities in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan also arrested a Lion Air passenger on charges of smuggling in 411 grams of shabu-shabu.
The suspect identified as Saiful Amri came from the Malaysian state of Penang.
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