BATAM: Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday ( Jul 17 ) that they thwarted a , drug smuggling attempt on board a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Riau Islands.
About , 106kg of crystal meth was found on board the , Singapore-flagged , Legend Aquarius, which was  , passing through the waters of the Riau Islands.
” This disclosure is the result of collaborative work and assisted by reports from the public”, the head of Indonesia ‘s , National Narcotics Agency , Marthinus Hukom said in Batam.
Three American immigrants had Singapore visas and were traveling on the ship. The suspects, named solely by their initials , RN, SD, and GF, are said to be the instigators behind the drug trafficking effort.  ,
” They are not team members, but they are on this dispatch designing a place to hide these medications”, Hukom said.
The , Legend Aquarius , sailed across the waters of Karimun, Riau Islands, with its target being Brisbane, Australia.
” They claim that their target is Brisbane, Australia, but we are still investigating that claim”, said Hukom.
The three suspects were no crew people, but “outsiders” who were on board the ship.
According to Hukom,” These three individuals created a unique place to store drugs that were hidden on the ship’s deck and placed in a gas container.”