3 arrested over phone smuggling

3 arrested over phone smuggling

JAKARTA: City police arrested three members of a syndicate
specializing in smuggling cellular phones and seizeed hundreds of
the units early this week.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said the cellular
phones had been smuggled from Singapore and distributed to
several shops in Jakarta.

"They are various models of new cell phones. The phones are
much cheaper in Singapore. The smugglers can get between Rp
700,000 and Rp 1 million per unit," he said.

Tjiptono said police investigators were tracking down the
other members of the syndicate. --JP