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        "id": 1570602,
        "msgid": "customs-and-narcotics-agency-uncover-international-drug-network-revealing-its-methods-1772039965",
        "date": "2026-02-25 18:54:43",
        "title": "Customs and Narcotics Agency Uncover International Drug Network, Revealing its Methods",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Directorate General of Customs and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) have collaborated to expose an international drug smuggling network. The operation began with a suspicious package originating from Luxembourg, which was found to contain MDMA tablets hidden within a wedding dress. The investigation led to the arrest of an individual in Cikarang, linked to a Nigerian national residing in Malaysia, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the operation.",
        "content": "<p>Customs and BNN Uncover International Drug Network, Revealing its\nMethods<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Directorate General of Customs, in\ncollaboration with the BNN, has successfully uncovered the methods used\nby an international drug network to smuggle narcotics.<\/p>\n<p>The Acting Deputy for Eradication of the National Narcotics Agency,\nRoy Hardi Siahaan, explained that the uncovering of the international\ndrug network began with information from the Directorate General of\nCustoms, Jakarta. He stated that on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, a\nsuspicious package originating from Luxembourg was suspected of\ncontaining narcotics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur colleagues at Customs checked and suspected that there were four\nboxes on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, one of which was suspected of\ncontaining narcotics. To confirm, the Customs team used equipment to\ndetect it, such as an X-ray, and it was found that this indicated\nnarcotics,\u201d he said at a press conference at the Customs office in\nJakarta on Thursday (25\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Director of Narcotics Interdiction, Syarif Hidayat, added that the\ndrugs were packaged in a wedding dress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a suspicious package originating from abroad, which was\ndeclared as a wedding dress. After conducting risk analysis and\nprofiling, as well as a thorough examination of the package sent through\nthis courier service, we managed to find tablets hidden in the\ncardboard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the tests, it was confirmed to be positive as a Class I\nnarcotic, of the MDMA type,\u201d continued Syarif.<\/p>\n<p>Roy said that after the examination and confirmation of the\nnarcotics, the Customs team contacted the BNN and immediately began\ntracing to find out who the recipient of the illegal goods was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, we managed to arrest someone in his boarding house in\nCikarang. But the investigation continues, and we found someone named\nAFZ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Roy also revealed that AFZ is an associate of perpetrator A, who is\nknown to be a Nigerian citizen residing in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding the movements of AFZ, he is under the control of A, the\nNigerian citizen, who we have found to be in Malaysia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From the uncovering, 4,080 MDMA tablets were found, weighing 1.9\nkilograms, with an estimated value of IDR 1.6 billion.<\/p>\n<p>(pgr\/pgr)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/customs-and-narcotics-agency-uncover-international-drug-network-revealing-its-methods-1772039965",
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