The National Police and customs directorate-general¡¯s joint task force suspected there were illegal drugs aboard MV Win Long, a Taiwanese flag carrier vessel they had seized. The 476-gross-ton fishing vessel, caught in the waters of the Riau Islands on a Friday in late February, was believed to be smuggling three tons of methamphetamine, known to Indonesians as sabu.

After searching the ship-with the vessel number BH-2998-the joint team faile