Seven detained in Indonesia over alleged illegal mining and tin sand smuggling to Malaysia


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JAKARTA: Seven suspects believed to have been involved in illegal mining and smuggling of tin sand from Bangka Belitung Islands to Malaysia have been detained by the Indonesian National Police (Polri).

Polri Director of Specific Crimes, Brig Gen Moh Irhamni, said the arrests were made after police intercepted a vessel carrying 319 sacks of tin sand without official documents, following a tip-off on Feb 23.

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