Jakarta, May 25 -- The Forestry Ministry has arrested a suspect identified as TT in connection with an attempt to smuggle 3,053 kilograms of protected pangolin (Manis javanica) scales to Cambodia via Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta.

Head of the Forestry Law Enforcement Agency for the Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara Regions, Aswin Bangun, in a statement on Monday, said the arrest was the key to dismantling a larger network.

"The agency is investigating who is the owner, who handled the paperwork, who used the company as an export formality, who facilitated the shipment, and who profited from this smuggling," he said.

The case began when an inspection at Tanjung Priok Port on February 12, 2026, revealed 3,053 kg of pangolin scales stuf...