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This picture taken on March 11, 2020 shows Indonesia authority officials questioning two Malaysians at Medan Internasional airport, in Medan, North Sumatra, for allegedly trying to smuggle some 12,000 facemasks back home. - AFP: Indonesia has detained two Malaysians for allegedly trying to smuggle some 12,000 virus facemasks back to Malaysia, police said Thursday.
They were detained on suspicion of hoarding, police said, and when questioned the 44-and 42-year-old suspects claimed they were planning to distribute the masks to children in Malaysia to guard against coronavirus infections. “We didn’t find any criminal conduct after questioning them so they will be sent back,“ said police spokesman Tatan Dirsan Atmaja.
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