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Indonesia Seizes More Than 2 Tons of Narcotics in Major Anti-drug Operations

In recent years Indonesian waters have become an important route for the trafficking of Golden Triangle drugs to Asian and global markets.

Indonesian anti-narcotics officials hold packets seized during a raid on a liquid methamphetamine lab in Aceh province, Oct. 23, 2026.

Indonesian authorities have made two major drug busts in Sumatra that led to the seizure of more than 2 tons of ketamine and methamphetamine, authorities said on Friday.

National Police Chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto told a press conference that police and customs officers intercepted a ship carrying 1.1 tons of ketamine in the waters off Sumatra on October 20, the AFP news agency reported.

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