The Indonesian government is still holding six out of 13 sand-dredging vessels, whose crews were allegedly caught red handed trying to smuggle thousands of tonnes of sand from the waters of Riau to Singapore. The charge was made by the Indonesian Navy, which seized the ships in July last year. Seven vessels, most of them owned by foreign companies, have been released, but ships belonging to local companies are still being detained pending legal procedures. The Indonesian court in Tanjung Pinang, in Riau Island province, released seven dredgers after passing what is described locally as a "lenient" sentence, escaping with fines between Rp30M (S$3,409) and Rp150M. Delivering the verdict, the court said that the seven ships were guilty of violating only their sailing licences. The seven vessels released are Vasco da Gama, Professor Goryunov, Samsung Apollo, Lange Wapper, Alexander von Humboldt, TB Jasmine and TB Olivia.
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机译：印度尼西亚政府仍在13艘疏沙船中持有6艘，据称他们的船员被捕是红色手，试图从廖内河水域向新加坡走私数千吨沙子。指控是由印尼海军于去年7月扣押的。已释放了七艘船只，其中大多数是外国公司所有，但仍在拘留当地公司的船只，等待合法程序。印度尼西亚廖内岛省丹戎槟榔的法院在通过当地人所说的“宽大”判决后，释放了七台挖泥船，逃逸了Rp30M（S $ 3,409）到Rp1.5M。法院作出判决后说，这七艘船只违反了其航行执照。释放的七艘船分别是Vasco da Gama，Goryunov教授，Samsung Apollo，Lange Wapper，Alexander von Humboldt，TB Jasmine和TB Olivia。
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