Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of liquid meth from Tanzanian-flagged ship in record drug bust

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Indonesian authorities seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in one of the largest drug busts in the country. Ten crew members were arrested following this operation.

Indonesia has seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine hidden on a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in one of the country’s biggest drug busts, with 10 crew members arrested, a senior narcotics official said. The National Narcotics Agency said in a statement late on Tuesday it had received intelligence that a vessel sailing from Sarawak, Malaysia, through the Andaman Sea may be carrying narcotics to Indonesia. The agency, in a joint operation with customs officials, intercepted the MV Rain Maker –...