Indonesia, Jan. 13 -- Indonesian police are hunting the alleged ringleader of a national methamphetamine syndicate after officers foiled the smuggling of 122.515 kilograms of crystal meth in southern Lampung in late December, authorities said.

Lampung Police Chief Inspector General Helfi Assegaf said the suspect, identified by the initials SEM, remains at large following the seizure of meth transported from Aceh Province through Bakauheni Ferry Port.

Police arrested three Aceh residents identified as WS, 30, R, 44, and S, 43, who allegedly acted on SEM's orders to transport the drugs, Assegaf told reporters in Kalianda on Monday.

The smuggling attempt occurred at the Bakauheni Ferry Port's seaport interdiction area on Saturday, Dec. 27...