Members of the team tasked with controlling the distribution of subsidized fuels were readied to go into action that morning at the Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya. Intelligence reported the presence of a tanker offshore, loaded with illegal diesel oil.

As the seven-man team moved out, one member called out: Is there anyone in the tanker armed?" No, replied another member from the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). Other members of the team included a