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Indonesian police arrest 101 suspects in destructive fishing crackdown

Jakarta, Apr 25 (UNI) Indonesian police have arrested 101 people allegedly involved in destructive fishing, a practice that damages marine ecosystems and the environment, a police officer said on Friday.
The suspects were detained in 72 separate cases between Feb. 24 and March 24, according to Police Brigadier General Aidil Tabransyah, director of the National Police's Water and Air Unit.
"The cases were handled by marine police units at both national and regional levels. This operation
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