Head of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport`s Customs law enforcement and investigation division Gatot Sugeng Wibowo said here Sunday that the efforts were made to anticipate trans-national drug trafficking.
"Every passenger who arrived from Hong Kong is thoroughly checked as part of efforts to stop trans-national drug trafficking," he said.
Last week, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport`s customs officers foiled a passenger from Hong Kong to smuggle 1,044 grams of methyl amphetamine, he said.
The suspect only identified as YC, 42, was a Taiwanese who came to Jakarta by Cathay Pacific, flight CX-777, he said.
The suspect told immigration personnel that the sabu package would be delivered to somebody at a West Jakarta hotel, he said.
The airport`s customs officers found the contraband that the suspect hid in a bag that could easily be detected by X-ray, he said.
Gatot Sugeng Wibowo said if his men failed to foil the smuggling, it would be sold to the Indonesian market at Rp1.1 billion.
The suspect may face 15 years in jail plus a fine of Rp1.5 billion.
Indonesia is Asian countries being seriously threatened by drug smuggling syndicates.
According to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), there were 3.6 million drug users in Indonesia in 2008.
They came from various social and professional backgrounds, including artists, musicians, students, politicians, and even policemen.
In protecting young Indonesians from the threat of drugs, the police keep monitoring and foiled the drug smugglers` activities.
In connection with the BNN`s efforts to combat trans-national drug dealers, its agents caught a Nigerian man for drug trafficking on January 28, 2011.
The suspect was only identified as P alias Pr. The BNN agents also detained five Indonesians in a raid on January 28, BNN`s Deputy for Combating Drugs Tomi Sagiman said recently.
The Indonesians were identified as RA,E, DW, AM and J, he said, adding that the suspects were allegedly involved in smuggling mathyl amphetanine. (*)
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