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The tanker detained by Indonesian authorities that was used in an attempt to smuggle 1.16 tonnes of ketamine is owned by a Malaysian-registered company.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the two directors of the company that owns the MT Global 168 are Malaysians.

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00:01A tanker detained by Indonesian authorities in connection with an attempt to smuggle 1.16 tons
00:08of ketamine, worth nearly 60 million ringgit, is owned by a Malaysian registered company.
00:14Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department Director, Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar Khan,
00:20said the company has two Malaysian directors who will be called in by police to assist in the
00:25investigation. He said the company's office is located in Johor Bahru, Johor. The tanker,
00:31MT Global 168, had previously applied to be registered under the Malaysian flag but had yet
00:38to receive registration. It is currently sailing under the Mongolian flag. The vessel was detained
00:43in waters of Tanjongbalai Asahan, Indonesia on October 20 after making unusual movements between
00:50October 14 and 18. It was believed to have departed from an anchorage in Pasir Gudang, Johor before
00:57stopping at Port Klang to refuel and then heading towards the Andaman Sea. The crew allegedly switched
01:03off the vessel's Automatic Identification System, or AIS, for three days in an attempt to evade the
01:10authorities. Eight crew members, comprising seven Indonesians and a Chinese national, were arrested.
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