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POLICE FOIL ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE 25 AFGHANS TO AUSTRALIA
Bandung, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - West Java police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 25 people from Afghanistan to Christmas Island in Australia,
The West Java regional police command`s spokesman Senior Commissioner Dade Achmad said here on Wednesday the police had already named a suspect in connection with the case.
"The suspect known by his initials as SA (42) is a Pakistani believed to be the coordinator of the human smuggling effort," he said.
The suspect was caught by joint police forces from West Java, Cilacap and the national police headquarters on the Cilacap coast while trying to smuggle the Afghans.
He said the people were picked up using three buses. "A boat had been made ready at the Cilacap coast, belonging to AR believed to be the second-hand man of the suspect, to carry them to Australia," he said.
The people first gathered in Puncak, Bogor, West Java. AC was the one who looked after them, picked them up and facilitated their departure from Puncak to Cilacap.
Each of the persons paied US$2000 while WI waited in Cilacap and prepared the boat.
"The boat was purchased upon the order of AR. The boat waited in the sea while the people were taken there by smaller boats," Dade said.
The police have put several suspects in the wanted list. "There are seven suspects we are still hunting down. They are known by their initials as HS, Fa, Kh, AD, MA, An, Ba," he said.
He said the suspects could be charged of violating Article 48 of the immigration law or Article 378 and 372 of the Criminal Code. ***4***
The West Java regional police command`s spokesman Senior Commissioner Dade Achmad said here on Wednesday the police had already named a suspect in connection with the case.
"The suspect known by his initials as SA (42) is a Pakistani believed to be the coordinator of the human smuggling effort," he said.
The suspect was caught by joint police forces from West Java, Cilacap and the national police headquarters on the Cilacap coast while trying to smuggle the Afghans.
He said the people were picked up using three buses. "A boat had been made ready at the Cilacap coast, belonging to AR believed to be the second-hand man of the suspect, to carry them to Australia," he said.
The people first gathered in Puncak, Bogor, West Java. AC was the one who looked after them, picked them up and facilitated their departure from Puncak to Cilacap.
Each of the persons paied US$2000 while WI waited in Cilacap and prepared the boat.
"The boat was purchased upon the order of AR. The boat waited in the sea while the people were taken there by smaller boats," Dade said.
The police have put several suspects in the wanted list. "There are seven suspects we are still hunting down. They are known by their initials as HS, Fa, Kh, AD, MA, An, Ba," he said.
He said the suspects could be charged of violating Article 48 of the immigration law or Article 378 and 372 of the Criminal Code. ***4***
