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Indonesia says convict organised major drug trafficking ring
JAKARTA (AFP) – A convict in a maximum-security Indonesian prison masterminded an operation to import 1.2 million ecstasy tablets which led to two arrests and the death of another suspect, authorities said yesterday.
They told a press conference the arrested pair could face the death penalty if convicted of importing the drugs from the Netherlands.
The alleged mastermind – currently serving a 15-year sentence in the maximum security prison at Nusakambangan – would also be charged in the new case and could face death if convicted, said national police chief Tito Karnavian.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati warned that Indonesia has been targetted by major trafficking syndicates who see it as a highly lucrative market.
Police, national narcotics agency staff and customs raided a warehouse in Banten province outside Jakarta on July 21 after investigating a syndicate for two months.
Source: Agence France-Presse, August 2, 2017
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