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Indonesia makes two major drug busts worth millions of dollars

Malaysia Times desk Original: Free Malaysia Today↗ 10/24 21:00 X
Indonesia makes two major drug busts worth millions of dollars
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Police and customs officers seized 1.16 tonnes of ketamine from a ship owned by a Johor Bahru-based company and uncovered a clandestine meth lab in Aceh a day later.

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Police and customs officers intercepted a ship carrying 1.16 tonnes of ketamine in the waters off Sumatra on Tuesday, according to national police chief Suyudi Ario Seto, and uncovered a clandestine liquid meth lab in Aceh province a day later.

The intelligence community began tracking the MT Global 168 tanker, sailing from Thailand through the Andaman Sea, in August after receiving information it may be engaged in suspicious activities, Suyudi told reporters in the city of Medan.

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Oct 24, 2026
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Oct 24, 2026
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