Indonesian sailors find €77m of cocaine floating at sea

In this photo released by the Indonesian Navy, members of the National Narcotics Agency and Indonesian Navy officials check packages containing 179 kilograms (nearly 400 pounds) of cocaine worth 1.2 trillion rupiah ($82.6 million) during a media conference at the Western Fleet headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 9, 2022. Sailors deployed to secure travel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday made the country’s biggest cocaine seizure so far after finding the plastic packages of the drugs floating at sea, the navy said. (Indonesian Navy via AP)

Sailors deployed to secure travel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday have made Indonesia’s biggest cocaine seizure after finding plastic packages of the drug floating at sea, the navy said.

Indonesia is a major hub for drug trafficking in south-east Asia and has strict drug laws, with convicted smugglers sometimes executed by firing squad.