Indonesian Ministry prevents 1.3 million clear lobster seeds smuggling in 2023

Published 2023년 12월 19일

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The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) in Indonesia successfully prevented the smuggling of 1.3 million clear lobster seeds worth IDR 183 billion in 2023. The smuggling attempt was particularly prominent at Merak Port, Banten, with 90 thousand seeds being foiled in 2021. The KKP ministry conducted an operation at Merak Port to block the distribution of the lobster seeds via sea crossings between the provinces of Banten and Lampung.

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Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - An official from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) reported that the ministry was able to secure 1.3 million clear lobster seeds (BBL) worth IDR 183 billion from smuggling in 2023. "Throughout 2023, we were able to save around 1,347,986 clear lobster seeds amounting to Rp. 183 billion," the ministry's Director General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Supervision (PSDKP), Rear Admiral Adin Nurawaluddin, noted in a written statement received here on Tuesday. specifically at Merak Port, Banten, Nurawaluddin commented that based on data in 2021, the smuggling of 90 thousand BBL was successfully foiled. His side suspects that the Merak Ferry Port is the main route for BBL smuggling perpetrators as a distribution route from Java to Sumatra before being sent to foreign countries. Related news: KKP monitors potential for lobster seeds' smuggling at Bali airport To anticipate the smuggling practice, the KKP ...

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