Indonesian authorities carried out a major anti-drug operation earlier this week, intercepting a Mongolian-flagged oil tanker that had departed Malaysia in the waters of North Sumatra province and seizing 1.16 tonnes of ketamine.
During the interception, Indonesian law enforcement officers detained eight people, including seven Indonesians and one Taiwanese person. The ketamine was concealed in 58 sacks with a combined weight of 1.16 tonnes and an estimated black-market value of US$192 million.
Indonesia is known for having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, including the death penalty for large-scale drug trafficking.
In 2015, the Indonesian government executed two Australians by firing squad. They were members of the Bali Nine drug-trafficking group who had attempted to export heroin from the tourist island of Bali. By: Rithy
