Jakarta, Jan. 13 -- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has saved the state Rp4.48 billion (US$258 thousand) in potential losses from suspected illegal frozen fish imports through Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta.

The ministry's Director of Fisheries Resources Supervision, Halid K. Jusuf, said on Tuesday that the figure resulted from monitoring the importation of fishery commodities that lacked the required import permits and official recommendations.

"The state losses prevented from handling this case amount to approximately Rp4.48 billion," he said at a press conference.

According to Jusuf, the figure includes fiscal losses, potential market disruptions, and downstream impacts on the domestic fisheries sector, particu...