PNG nationals nabbed for smuggling

Wed, 24 Nov 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

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

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