REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KOBA -- Central Bangka police had arrested a suspect in tin smuggling after being on the run for a week.
Paul (36) was arrested on charge of illegal possession of 1.8 ton of tin bars to be smuggled.
Tidak ada kode iklan yang tersedia."Paul is facing ten years in jail if found guilty . He is now being investigated ," Central Bangka police chief adj. senior Comr.M Zainul said here on Tuesday.
In addition to jail term, the suspect could also be punished with a fine of Rp10 billion, Zainul said.
The case involved two other suspects -- Setio Irawan , the driver of truck carrying the tin bars and Wagiatmo , who was paid by Paul to help in the transport of the tin.
The smuggling attempt took place on Aug. 3 when two of the suspects were held on the spot but Paul managed to run away before he was nabbed later in his house in the sub-district of Sungaiselan.
The tin was to be carried to Jakarta via the port of Pangkalbalam of Pangkalpinang.
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