Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Navy personnel have foiled an attempt to smuggle about 1.4 tonnes of cyanide believed to have originated in the Philippines through the state-owned ferry operator’s (ASDP’s) ferry port in Bitung, North Sulawesi.
The seizure was carried out on Wednesday, March 4, by the Quick Response Team 8 of the 8th Maritime Regional Command (Kodaeral VIII) Patrol Unit, working with the Kerapu-8.26 naval intelligence task force and the North Sulawesi customs office.
Rear Admiral Tony Herdijanto, deputy commander of Kodaeral VIII, said in a statement on Saturday that the case began when officers inspected vehicles disembarking from the ferry KMP Labuhan Haji on…