Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- The West Jakarta Class I Immigration Office has dismantled an international human smuggling network that was facilitating the illegal departure of foreign nationals to Australia through covert routes in Indonesia.

Three suspects were arrested in the operation: two Chinese nationals identified by the initials SS (37) and XS (39), and a Thai national PK (27).

"This operation stemmed from public reports about foreigners suspected of illegally possessing Indonesian electronic ID cards (e-KTP) in West Jakarta," said Head of the Jakarta Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration Pamuji Raharja during a press conference on Tuesday.

Immigration officers raided the location on January 12, seizing passports, fa...