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        "msgid": "indonesian-police-launch-task-force-to-curb-smuggling-losses-1776325865",
        "date": "2026-04-16 13:55:44",
        "title": "Indonesian police launch task force to curb smuggling losses",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesian police have established a law enforcement task force to combat smuggling activities that deplete state wealth, following directives from Polri Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo and President Joko Widodo's emphasis on reforms and anti-corruption measures. The task force targets all forms of smuggling, including inbound and outbound illegal shipments of natural resources, under-invoicing in customs areas, and physical smuggling beyond checkpoints, with similar units formed across regional police offices. This initiative aims to protect national economic resilience, safeguard state revenue sources, and strengthen sovereignty by curbing revenue leaks from crimes like smuggling and corruption.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cWe have formed a law enforcement task force to combat smuggling\ncrimes that drain the state\u2019s wealth, as instructed by Polri Chief\nGeneral Listyo Sigit Prabowo,\u201d Director of Special Economic Crimes Brig.\nGen.\u00a0Ade Safri Simanjuntak remarked.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement cited in Jakarta on Thursday, he noted that the team\u2019s\nestablishment reflects strong police support for President Joko Widodo\u2019s\npush for political, legal, and bureaucratic reforms, as well as\nheightened measures against corruption, drug abuse, gambling, and\nsmuggling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president has ordered our chief to take stern law enforcement\naction against any crimes that cause leaks in state revenue, finance, or\nwealth, such as smuggling and corruption,\u201d Simanjuntak affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>He further explained that the task force is assigned to operate\nagainst all forms of smuggling, both inbound and outbound, including\nillegal shipments of natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur operations cover smuggling carried out within customs areas\nthrough modus operandi like under-invoicing, as well as violations\nperpetrated beyond official checkpoints\u2014known as physical smuggling,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Simanjuntak noted that similar teams had been set up by all regional\npolice offices across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The officer reiterated that Polri is committed to making all efforts\nto fight smuggling crimes to safeguard the national economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are determined to provide maximum protection for the country\u2019s\nnatural wealth, safeguard sources of state revenue, and take firm and\nindiscriminate law enforcement measures in a bid to strengthen economic\nresilience, which forms the foundation of sovereignty,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Bali Police foil cocaine smuggling attempt linked to\nint\u2019l network<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Chinese national arrested for drug smuggling at\nSoekarno-Hatta airport<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Police foil 67 kg drug smuggling in Port of Merak\nduring Eid travel<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Nadia Putri, Tegar Nurfitra<\/p>",
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