180,000 Illegal Baby Lobster Seized at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Officials found 90 live BBL bags in two suitcases bound for Batam; baggage owners HP and PS are still being sought.
The Indonesia Quarantine Agency and Aviation Security foiled the shipment of about 180,000 illegal baby lobster at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang on Friday (13/11). The commodity was found in two suitcases that had entered the baggage handling system at Terminal 2E and were to be sent to Batam on Super Air Jet flight IU 850. Officers found 90 plastic bags, each containing about 2,000 baby lobster, all still alive. The discovery began around 06.00 WIB when an X-ray inspection showed an orange organic object with a spotted pattern. Based on the baggage tag and flight manifest, the suitcases were registered under passengers HP and PS, but neither was found in the waiting area. The case is now being investigated with Polresta Bandara Soekarno-Hatta.