Jakarta, June 4 -- Indonesian authorities raided a wildlife storage facility near Jakarta and seized 11 protected green tree pythons as part of an expanding investigation into an international wildlife-smuggling network linked to a reptile trafficking case.

The raid was conducted in Bekasi, West Java, by the Forestry Ministry's law enforcement unit, conservation officials, police, and military authorities, Forestry Crime Enforcement Director Rudianto Saragih Napitu said on Thursday.

The operation forms part of an investigation into the attempted smuggling of 103 reptiles through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

"Digital forensic analysis and witness testimony led investigators to a suspected location where animals were purchased, ...