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Indonesian authorities seize 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine on vessel near Bengkalis

started August 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM · last changed 8d ago

Summary

Indonesian authorities seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-flagged vessel traveling from the Andaman Sea and arrested ten crew members, all Myanmar nationals, in what sources describe as one of the largest drug seizures in the country's history. The operation occurred near Bengkalis in Riau province, and the drugs were hidden in water containers and barrels.

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INDONEZIJSKE vlasti zaplijenile su 2,6 tona tekućeg metamfetamina na brodu pod tanzanijskom zastavom i uhitile deset članova posade. Riječ je o jednoj od najvećih zapljena

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