A truck driver, identified by the initials HT, was arrested by\npersonnel from the Mataram Naval Base (Lanal) upon arrival at Lembar\nPort, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), in the early hours of\nSaturday (3\/10\/2026). HT was apprehended for transporting 560,000 sticks\nof illegal cigarettes from Java.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears to have been taken from Java; we are still investigating\nthe specific location,\u201d stated the Commander of Lanal Mataram, Navy\nColonel (P) Eko Darmawan, during a press conference at his office on\nSunday (4\/10\/2026).<\/p>\n
The estimated value of the hundreds of thousands of illegal\ncigarettes seized is approximately Rp 831 million. Eko claimed that the\npotential state losses prevented by thwarting this smuggling attempt\namount to Rp 541 million.<\/p>\n
Eko revealed that HT was transporting the illegal cigarettes into\nLombok using a truck with registration number B 9024 UYU. The quantity\nof illegal cigarettes, which lacked excise stamps, carried by HT\ntotalled 35 sacks or 560,000 sticks.<\/p>\n
To disguise the smuggling attempt, the top of the truck was covered\nwith a tarpaulin, while the illegal cigarettes were packed in cardboard\nboxes and wrapped in sacks.<\/p>\n
According to Eko, HT was acting merely as a courier. The illegal\ncigarettes he was transporting were intended for distribution throughout\nNTB.<\/p>\n
Eko has yet to identify the individual who ordered HT to smuggle the\nillegal cigarettes from Java to Lombok, nor the amount of payment\ninvolved. \u201cWe will investigate this further,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Legal proceedings regarding the discovery of the hundreds of\nthousands of illegal cigarettes will be handed over to the Mataram\nCustoms and Excise Office (KPPBC Type Madya Pabean C Mataram). Lanal\nMataram will await the results of the legal process conducted by Mataram\nCustoms.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/truck-driver-arrested-in-lembar-for-smuggling-560-000-illegal-cigarettes-1791118315", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }