3 drug smuggling attempts at Soetta thwarted, 3 held
Authorities seized 10.785 kg of marijuana, 4 kg of methamphetamine and 3.006 kg of hashish, saving an estimated 22.758 lives.
Bea Cukai Soekarno-Hatta, the BNN RI and the Satresnarkoba Polresta Bandara Soekarno-Hatta foiled three narcotics smuggling attempts at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from March to June 2026. The first case occurred on 26 March at the Cargo Terminal, when officers found a shipment from the United States to Bali declared as “luggage” but containing 10.785 grams of marijuana. The second was on 29 April at Terminal 2E, when two Indonesian citizens identified as NF and C, who were headed to Kendari, carried 4.000 grams of methamphetamine in a suitcase. The third came on 3 June at Terminal 3, when a passenger identified as KK from Thailand was caught carrying hashish weighing 3.006 grams net. All suspects were charged under the Narcotics Law and face the death penalty or life in prison.