Antara News, Wednesday, March 17, 2010 20:28 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Tanjung Balai Karimun Customs patrol has seized a boat carrying 60 tons of ammonium nitrate and 2000 bags of used clothes from Malaysia in the South China Sea.
The boat was seized early Tuesday morning with a total loss on the state estimated at Rp3 trillion, the office`s spokesperson , Evy Suhartantyo, said here on Wednesday.
"The immaterial loss is related to security namely the discovery of the explosive material while the economic loss is connected with the discovery of the used clothes," he said.
It all happened when customs patrol boat BC 3002 caught KLM Pratama Jaya carrying more than 2,400 25-kg bags of the explosive material and 500 bags of used clothes in the South China Sea.
The Indonesian-flagged ship with 14 crew on board and Syukur as its skipper was traveling to Ambon and Kendari when it was seized.
Customs boat BC 6003 meanwhile seized KLM Intan Sari I carrying more than 1,500 used clothes in the Natuna Sea.
The boat also raised an Indonesian flag with 10 crew on board and Hamid as its skipper.
"We cannot as yet be able to tell details about them as they are still being investigated," the regional head of the special customs office of Kepulauan Riau, Nasar Salim, said.
He said his men had seized the boats believably because they did not have customs documents.
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