Indonesia handles 19, 229 drug smuggling cases in six months


Indonesia Police stand guard near confiscated illegal drug methamphetamine locally known as "Shabu" during a news conference in Jakarta, Indonesia in this file photo from April 28, 2021. - AP

JAKARTA (Xinhua): The Indonesian police have handled 19, 229 drug smuggling cases and arrested 24, 878 suspects from January to June 2021, a police officer said on Wednesday (June 16)

The National Police Chief Listyo Sigit said the suspects hid drugs in packages of imported goods or smuggled them from ships to ships through small ports.

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