Pages

Two Iranian Smugglers Caught at Soekarno-Hatta Airport

Tempo Interactive, Sunday, 12 September, 2010 | 11:29 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Another smuggling attempt foiled at Soekarno-Hatta Airport outsidde Jakarta A second report in two days after in an attempt to exploit what authorities said as "loosened security alert" in the midst of holiday spirit.

On Saturday (11/9) two Iranians, Bagheri Hamidreza and Faraji Peiman, both 30 years old were caught on arrival by customs officials at 10:30 pm who landed on Emirates Airline EK 358, from Tehran, the same number of flight on which a first Iranian smuggler arrived a day before the second arrest came.

Like the first smuggler, the two smugglers caught last night hid methamphetamin inside their suitcases' handles. Head of the Interdictionand Investigation Section of the airport's Customs Office, Gatot Sugeng Wibowo said, the two men brought brought 338 grams and 337 grams of meth in their luggage.

The two related man according to customs authority are also related to the smuggler arrested on Idul Fitri day on Friday (10/12). They are Iranian smugglers number 18 and 19 arrested at Soekarno-Hatta Airport since the beginning of the year.

JONIANSYAH

0 comments:

Post a Comment