TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Batam Customs and Excise Office arrested on Wednesday a vessel of SB Rahmat Jaya 12 for allegedly smuggling illegal goods, including gadgets and used clothes, in the waters of Tanjung Riau, Batam, Riau Islands.
Head of Compliance Guidance and Information Services at the office, M Rizki Baidillah, explained that the arrest was made by a Customs and Excise patrol boat that was undergoing a Pandawa Sea Patrol Operation on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.
The ship was found to be carrying various types of illegal goods that were not completed by customs documents. The goods include 87 cellphones, 2 laptops, 15 boxes of used clothes and bags, and 11 used bicycles.
Departing from the Tanjung Riau Port, the ship was traveling to Sekupang Domestic Port when the team intercepted it and conducted an inspection, Rizki informed.
“From the inspection, 87 cellphones were found hidden in the luggage of the crew and the ship’s air conditioner (AC) compartment,” Rizki detailed as quoted from Antara, Friday, December 16, 2022.
The ship inspection process was assisted by the K-9 Team and sniffer dogs. In this case, the perpetrators violated Customs Law No. 17 of 2006, Government Regulation No. 41 of 2021, and Finance Minister’s Regulation No. 34 of 2021.
The SB Rahmat Jaya 12 ship was then brought to the Customs Pier in Tanjung Uncang for further investigation.
ANTARA
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