Jakarta, Feb. 10 -- The Ministry of Forestry and the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office have arrested a Russian citizen in Bali in connection with an attempt to smuggle 202 animals without proper documentation.

The Ministry's Head of the Forestry Law Enforcement Agency for the Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara Regions, Aswin Bangun, on Tuesday said the case's disclosure demonstrates the synergy between related agencies in protecting Indonesia's natural resources.

"We will increase surveillance of illegal routes, including ports and airports, which are suspected of being the exit points for animals to be smuggled out of Indonesia," he remarked in a statement.

He explained that a Russian national identified by the initials OS was detained on Febr...