Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Financial Assets and Transactions Reporting Center (PPATK) has unveiled findings concerning the flow of funds associated with narcotics trafficking during the period from 2013 to 2023.
"In the last ten years, Rp51 trillion has been traced," said PPATK Principal Secretary, Alderi Tedy Benhard Sianipar, during a press conference held at the National Police Headquarters in South Jakarta on Tuesday (12/9/2023).
He disclosed that, in connection to the Fredy Pratama drug network, which has been exposed by the Indonesian National Police Criminal Investigation Board, his office has successfully frozen active accounts linked to this nefarious network.
"We've halted transactions from accounts amounting to IDR 45 billion," Tedy said.
The INP Investigation Unit has recently dismantled a substantial drug crime network associated with Fredy Pratama. To date, the mastermind behind this network remains at large and is believed to be evading capture in Thailand.
In addition to this drug case revelation, the investigation has also unveiled a significant amount of money laundering, totaling IDR 10.5 trillion. Simultaneously, the authorities have seized a cache of illicit drugs comprising 10.2 tons of methamphetamine and 116,346 ecstasy pills.
This disclosure underscores the persistent challenges posed by drug trafficking and money laundering in the region. (ay/hn/nm)
