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Customs intercept drug shipments from US and Russia bound for Bali
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Indonesian customs officials have intercepted nearly 19 kilograms of cannabis and hashish intended for foreign nationals in Bali, potentially uncovering an international drug trafficking network. The Soekarno-Hatta Customs and Excise Office seized 18,585 grams of marijuana and hashish in two operations between March and June at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The first case, on March 26, involved 10,785 grams of marijuana shipped from the United States to Bali, declared as "luggage." The second operation, on June 3, led to the arrest of a 52-year-old Russian national, identified as KK, arriving from Bangkok with 7,800 grams of hashish concealed in a suitcase. Hengky Tomuan Parlindungan Aritonang, head of the main customs office at the airport, stated that the intended recipients in both cases were foreign nationals in Bali, and investigations are ongoing to determine if the shipments are connected. The suspects face severe penalties under Indonesia’s narcotics law, including life imprisonment or the death penalty. Customs authorities handed over the suspects and evidence to the National Narcotics Agency BNN and the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police. Tery Zakiar Muslim, director of interdiction at the BNN, believes the hashish case is linked to an international network. Further arrests include another Russian national in Bangli, Bali, on June 5, and a third Russian citizen in Denpasar, suspected of being a coordinator. A third Russian national is on Indonesia’s wan
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