PNG nationals nabbed for smuggling

JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua police officers have apprehended four Papua New Guinea nationals for allegedly smuggling 500 kilograms of vanilla beans into Jayapura city.

The four people were also charged with entering Jayapura territory without the necessary documents, including passports.

They were arrested on Saturday in Hamadi, here, shortly after disembarking from the boat that had transported them to Jayapura, Papua Police chief Brig. Gen. Dodi Sumantyawan said on Tuesday. -- JP