inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Rano Alfath, Vice Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), has asked the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to dismantle the drug trafficking network down to the suppliers and financers after arresting MR, also known as the Fat Boss, and seizing assets estimated at IDR 39.9 billion.
"We appreciate the BNN's success in arresting the drug kingpin and seizing assets worth IDR 39.9 billion. However, the work must not stop at the arrest of one individual. The BNN must uncover everyone behind it, from suppliers and network controllers to couriers, to those who benefit from and disguise the proceeds of crime," said Rano in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday (8/13/2026).
According to him, narcotics case investigations need to be directed at unraveling the network's structure as a whole, including the possible involvement of networks across regions and countries.
He believes that arresting one perpetrator is not enough to break the chain of drug trafficking if the network below it is still operating.
"If we only arrest one boss and the case ends, the network beneath him can resume operations with new players. What we must strike is their business ecosystem. Who are the suppliers, who are the distributors, who controls the finances, and where the money flows? We must trace them," he stated firmly.
Rano also encouraged strengthening cooperation between institutions and countries in tracing drug networks. According to him, the cross-border nature of drug crimes requires information exchange and tracing of countries of origin and transit.
"Drug networks don't operate alone and recognize no national borders. Therefore, our authorities must also operate beyond borders. If links to international networks are found, we must dismantle them all the way to the suppliers and controllers," Rano said.
MR is a fugitive in a 98-kilogram methamphetamine case uncovered by BNN in November 2025. In developing this case, the BNN also investigated alleged money laundering and seized approximately IDR 1.27 billion and several assets suspected of being linked to the drug network.
(ad/inp/pr/rs)
