Indonesian navy personnel arrest a Chinese fishing boat in waters around the Natuna islands in June 2016. - AFP
Jakarta: Only days after the Indonesian military (TNI) staged a massive exercise in the Natuna Island, Vietnamese coast guards appear to have freed five Vietnamese-flagged boats that had been caught by Indonesian authorities for allegedly poaching in the area.
An Indonesian maritime patrol boat had reportedly intercepted the five boats and arrested 55 Vietnamese crew members.
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