Police guarding bags of seized methamphetamine during a press conference in Jakarta, on April 28, 2021. - AFP
JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesian police said Wednesday (April 28) they have smashed a drug smuggling ring that moved 2.5 tonnes of methamphetamine into the country from Afghanistan, a haul worth about $82 million.
One Indonesian suspect was shot dead while 17 others including a Nigerian were arrested during a series of police raids in Sumatra's Aceh province and the capital Jakarta in recent weeks, they said.
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