Police detain cargo boat crew

MANADO, North Sulawesi: North Sulawesi Police apprehended on Tuesday the crew members of a Philippine cargo boat that was carrying undocumented drugs, clothes, 26 chain saws and protected animals, including dozens of cockatoos, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

The items were purchased in Bitung city, said North Sulawesi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Budhy Wibowo.

Budhy said 12 crew members of the Al Jamar boat, which had been flying the Philippines' national flag, had been detained. Head of the North Sulawesi water police Sr. Comr. Ade Subarjan said the boat had been stopped while it was sailing in Bitung waters. -- JP