Indonesian police seize US$82 million of meth, shoot dead 1 suspect during raids

Indonesian police on Wednesday said they had smashed a drug smuggling ring that moved 2.5 tons of methamphetamine into the country from Afghanistan, a haul worth about US$82 million.One Indonesian suspect was shot dead while 17 others including a Nigerian were arrested during a series of police raids in Sumatra’s Aceh province and the capital Jakarta in recent weeks, they said.Some of the drugs had been placed inside food containers and then hidden in boats or lockers on land.The haul was…