Indonesia thwarts smuggling of 319kg of meth south of Java Island

Deputy of eradication at the National Narcotics Agency Brigadier General I Wayan Sugiri at the National Narcotics Agency's office in Jakarta on March 28, 2023. - Antara

JAKARTA (Xinhua): Indonesia's narcotics agency BNN has thwarted the smuggling of 319 kg crystal methamphetamine in the Indian Ocean south of Java Island.

When the Indonesian patrol boats approached a ship with foreigners on board, "they tried to run away and we gave them a warning shot," said agency's Deputy of Eradication, I Wayan Sugiri, on Tuesday (March 28).

The anti-drug force took the ship to Cilegon Port and found 319kg crystal methamphetamine under its fuel tank. Investigation is still underway.