The Malaysian government respects the legal process being carried out by the Indonesian government against a Malaysian pilot arrested on suspicion of smuggling 25 kilograms of narcotics.
The Indonesian National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has uncovered a smuggling network for vape cartridges containing etomidate from Malaysia, entering through Batam, Riau Islands (Kepri), after conducting raids at four locations.
Hengky Tomuan Parlindungan Aritonang, Head of the Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) Customs and Excise Main Service Office in Tangerang, Banten, revealed that a Malaysian pilot with the initials MS (39), who was a courier for ecstasy in an international network, tested positive for drugs while flying a plane to Indonesia.
The Narcotics Investigation Unit of the Sorong Sub-regional City Police, Southwest Papua, arrested a woman identified as FAK (24) for distributing 5.455 kg of marijuana at Sorong Port, allegedly transported from Jayapura to Sorong City by ship.
The Bandung Sub-regional City Police Narcotics Investigation Unit raided a house in the Buana Cicalengka Housing Complex, Bandung Regency, that was being used to store 784,500 pills of various types of illicit drugs.
A joint team from the West Sumatra Regional PoliceDrugs Criminal Investigation Directorate and the Ranah Batahan Sector Police, West Pasaman, foiled the distribution of dozens of packages of marijuana leaves by arresting one perpetrator, identified as JA (46).
The Lampung Regional Police destroyed narcotics evidence worth Rp 264.9 billion from the uncovering of 29 cases involving 35 suspects between January and July 2026.
South Tangerang Sub-regional Police Chief, Superintendent Boy Jumalolo, explained that the Head of the Drugs Criminal Investigation Unit, Police Senior Inspector Pardiman, is a witness in the case of possession and distribution of 200 etomidate cartridges.
Abdullah, a member of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), stated that the Indonesian National Police (INP) must thoroughly investigate the alleged drug trafficking case that implicated the Head of the Drugs Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Tangerang Sub-regional Police, Police Senior Inspector Pardiman.
The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has emphasized the importance of close supervision by superiors after a police officer was again involved in drug crimes.
The Indonesian National Police (INP) reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating all forms of drug crime without discrimination, including those involving police officers.
Aceh Regional Police Chief Inspector General Ruddi Setiawan expressed his condolences over the death of a member of the Indonesian Army (POM TNI AD) while assisting police in intercepting a drug dealer in Bireuen Regency.
