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Illegal Traders
Their boat carried two large drums of fuel, containing 200 liters each, plus five small jerry cans. In total they brought 500 liters of gasoline. This was needed to take their boat from Merauke to an area near Daru.
Leaving Tais, Papua New Guinea for Daru.
I have always been curious about Indonesian traders smuggling from Merauke into Papua New Guinea (PNG). How do they do it? What are the dangers they face? Due to the illegal nature of their activities, it was very difficult for me to meet them.
However, this rare opportunity came unexpectedly, just as I was about to end my exploration of PNG\'s southern coast.