Customs officers foil attempt of smuggling 2 kg of Methamphetamine
Antara News, Monday, May 24, 2010 11:33 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Customs officers at Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java, arrested two Malaysian nationals on charges of smuggling in 2 kg of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) on Saturday night, a spokesperson said.
The two Malaysians identified by their initials as LKT and TKP, arrived at the airport on Cathay Pacific, Evi Suhartantyo, chief of the directorate general of customs and excise`s public relations service, said in a statement on Sunday.
They were arrested for carrying 1 kg of shabu-shabu each, she said.
"The 2 kilograms of shabu-shabu are valued at around Rp4 billion," she said.
Earlier, in mid May 2010, the airport`s customs officers also foiled an attempt of smuggling in 50 grams of shabu-shabu carried by an Indonesian migrant worker employed in Malaysia.
The worker, identified by his initial as S, put the shabu-shabu worth Rp100 million in a milk powder container. The customs officers detected the contraband in a profiling check using a drug-detecting instrument provided by the Australian government, she said.
The worker who hailed from Lumajang, East Java, arrived at the airport by Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur, she said.
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