Indonesian police said on Saturday they had detained 26 Afghan migrants who were in transit in the province of North Sumatra, possibly bound for Australia.
"The police found the migrants in Medan area today," said the provincial capital's police chief, Imam Margono.
"We are questioning them at the moment. Usually the migrants want to reach Australia," he said, adding that all the migrants were in good health.
People smugglers use Indonesia as a staging post for transporting Afghans, Sri Lankans and others to Australian
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has come under political pressure over the issue after a surge in arrivals via Indonesia last year.
Source:news.smh.com.au/
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