DENPASAR – Indonesian customs officers detained an Indian nationwide after discovering greater than 10 kilograms of suspected hashish hidden inside two suitcases at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Worldwide Airport.
The 28-year-old man, recognized by his initials AR, arrived on Scoot flight TR280 from Singapore on Monday, Aug. 3. Throughout routine baggage screening, customs officers flagged his baggage after an X-ray scan revealed suspicious pictures, prompting an in depth inspection.
The search uncovered 100 packages of greenish-brown plant materials suspected to be hashish with a mixed internet weight of 10.11 kilograms.
Officers discovered 62 packages weighing 6.275 kilograms internet inside one suitcase and one other 38 packages weighing 3.835 kilograms internet contained in the second.
Throughout questioning, the suspect informed investigators he had obtained the medicine in Thailand earlier than travelling to Bali by way of Singapore.
Customs officers later handed the suspect and the seized proof over to the Narcotics Unit of the Ngurah Rai Airport Police for additional investigation.
Ngurah Rai Airport Police spokesperson I Gede Suka Artana stated he was nonetheless checking the case with investigators and declined to offer additional particulars.
Police are persevering with to research the origin of the suspected medicine and whether or not the seizure is linked to a broader cross-border trafficking community.
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