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| Indonesia: Drug smuggling on the rise, despite heavy prison terms |
| 2008-10-23 |
| (AKI/Jakarta Post) - Despite the threat of heavy prison sentences, Indonesia's main international airport has reported an increase in drug smuggling incidents this year. A senior customs official at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport said incidents were on the rise this year. Eko Darmanto, chief of intelligence at the airport's customs office told Indonesian daily The Jakarta Post on Wednesday there had been 12 foiled drug-smuggling attempts since February. "We have arrested 23 people as suspects and seized the smuggled drugs," he said. Suspects came from Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Kingdom. The number of foiled drug-smuggling incidents at the airport reached its peak in 2004 after steadily increasing since 1998. |
| Posted by:Fred |