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January 15, 2025 | 10:35 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A plane passenger at Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam City dared to smuggle hundreds of iPhone units into Jakarta. The perpetrator's actions were discovered by Batam Customs on Sunday, December 29, 2024.
This case was only revealed by Batam Customs through a press release on Monday, January 13, 2025. Head of the Batam Customs Office, Zaky Firmansyah said that the disclosure of the case began with information that there was an attempt to smuggle goods suspected of being cellphones with the mechanism of the goods being carried directly by the passenger.
"The goods were brought through Hang Nadim International Airport, Batam, to Soekarno Hatta Airport," said Zaky in the written statement.
Customs officers then conducted an investigation and found a prospective passenger on a Super Air Jet plane with flight code IU 859 with the initials YT who was about to bring the iPhone brand cellphone.
"The Hang Nadim Customs Team identified a suspicious passenger suspected to be YT, carrying an empty suitcase with a backpack, then the alleged perpetrator headed to an unnamed souvenir shop in the A8 waiting room. Officers immediately conducted an inspection of the passenger carrying the suitcase. During the inspection, hundreds of iPhone brand cellphones were found," added Zaky.
Based on the results of the inspection, action was taken in the form of preventing and sealing the suitcase being carried, then YT was named a suspect. "Currently, the case is under investigation, and we also advise the public to always comply with the provisions regarding passenger baggage," he said.
Zaky emphasized that Batam Customs will take strict action against all forms of customs violations committed by prospective passengers. "For the public who find any suspicion/indication of violations of customs provisions, please submit the information to us so that the truth of the information can be followed up," said Zaky.
The suspect is suspected of violating Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 17 of 2006 concerning Amendments to Law Number 10 of 1995 concerning Customs Article 102 letter f and violating Government Regulation Number 41 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Free Trade Zones and Free Ports, with the threat of imprisonment of at least 1 (one) year and imprisonment of at most 10 (ten) years and a fine of at least Rp50,000,000.00 (fifty million rupiah) and a maximum of Rp5,000,000,000.00 (five billion rupiah).
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