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Indonesia Seizes 2.6 Tonnes Liquid Meth From MV Rain Maker

8/19/2026

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Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine on the Tanzanian-flagged MV Rain Maker near Bengkalis, Riau province.
Inspectors found the drug in eight water barrels and a tank after intelligence linked the ship to Sarawak, and reported that sniffer dogs uncovered over 1.5 million illegal cigarettes.
Authorities arrested the ten Myanmar crew members, marking the second Tanzanian-flagged vessel intercepted this month after earlier seizures of crystal meth and ketamine on 8 August.

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Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine on the Tanzanian-flagged MV Rain Maker near Bengkalis, Riau province.
Inspectors found the drug in eight water barrels and a tank after intelligence linked the ship to Sarawak, and reported that sniffer dogs uncovered over 1.5 million illegal cigarettes.
Authorities arrested the ten Myanmar crew members, marking the second Tanzanian-flagged vessel intercepted this month after earlier seizures of crystal meth and ketamine on 8 August.