IDIn August 2026, Indonesian police, in collaboration with customs and narcotics agencies, intercepted two vessels off the coast of the Riau Islands. The first vessel, the Fu Chang Xing I, flagged under Comoros, was found carrying 800 kg of ketamine hydrochloride hidden in the steering room. Ten crew members, including nine Myanmar nationals and one Taiwanese citizen, were detained. A separate vessel, the MV Asley, flagged under Mongolia, was also intercepted but did not contain ketamine. A Taiwanese suspect, identified as WLC, is facing charges related to the smuggling. Authorities note this is the second such incident in the region this month, highlighting concerns over the increasing scale and potential economic motivations behind ketamine trafficking.
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