inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Directorate of Drug Crime of the Indonesian National Police-Criminal Investigation Agency uncovered money laundering crime cases from three narcotics cases at three different crime scenes, namely, Bali, Medan and West Nusa Tenggara. The first money laundering crime case came from the case of ecstasy drug trafficking in Bali in 2002, in which a karaoke club manager with the initials ARW was arrested. "This case was revealed in 2017, and ARW was known to be in the business of ecstasy-type drugs and circulated it where he worked. When he was arrested, he served as a manager," explained the Director of Drug Crime of the Indonesian National Police-Criminal Investigation Agency, Police Brigadier General Krisno Siregar, Thursday (16/12/21). From the suspect ARW, investigators confiscated houses and land assets spread across Medan, Bali and West Nusa Tenggara. Then, the second case with the suspect with the initials HS who acts as a courier controller. From the examination results, HS ordered two people named Dodi and Rudi to receive methamphetamine in Medan. Furthermore, they were asked to hand over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine to the NHF and 9 kilograms in Malang. HS is known to have circulated drugs from 2015 to September 2021. "We confiscated several assets from HS, ranging from houses, Lexus cars, land and buildings to accounts used as a means of drug payment transactions," explained the Director of Drug Crime of the Indonesian National Police-Criminal Investigation Agency. Finally, the third money laundering crime case came from the case of the production of illicit drug trafficking in two factories in Yogyakarta, specifically in Bantul and Sleman. Of the five suspects and evidence, investigators found allegations of a money laundering crime case, which began when payments for illegal drug sales were entered on February 6, 2019. The proceeds from the sale go into the holding accounts of SD, EP alias Y and DSR. Then, this money is used for personal interests to buy production machines. "We got money from one of the suspects worth 2 million Singapore dollars, Rp 2.75 billion and several accounts," said Police Brigadier General Krisno Siregar. Of the three disclosures of money laundering cases, investigators then managed to confiscate evidence in money and assets with a total value of Rp. 338,899.998,583 or Rp. 338 billion. The suspects were charged with Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning a money laundering crime case, which carries a threat of 20 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 10 billion.