inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Narcotics Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Indonesian National Police (INP) Criminal Investigation Agency has charged five suspects in the Ko Erwin drug network ring with money laundering. 

This determination was made based on the results of a case review, as referred to the Predicate Crime (TPA) that ensnared the five suspects.

"The investigative team from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Directorate of INP Criminal Investigation Agency has conducted a case review to determine the suspect status of the money laundering crime with the predicate crime (TPA) of narcotics," explained the Director of Narcotics Criminal Investigation of the INP Criminal Investigation Agency, Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso, in a written statement on Wednesday (4/29/2026).

The five suspects are Didik Putra Kuncoro and the former Head of the Bima City Sub-regional Police Narcotics Criminal Investigation Unit, Malaungi. Also indicted are Bima City drug dealer Abdul Hamid, also known as Boy; Ko Erwin's younger brother, Ales Iskandar; and Ko Erwin's ex-wife, Ais Setiawati.

Previously, the authority arrested Ko Erwin's two children and wife on suspicion of money laundering related to drug trafficking. Investigators also seized a house, shophouse, warehouse, motorcycle, and various related documents following the arrest of his wife and two children.

"Essentially, drug handling is currently being focused more on money laundering," explained Eko.

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