Filipino Citizen Who Used DMT Drugs In Bali, A Chemical Expert

DENPASAR - Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Komjen Martinus Hukom said Filipino foreigner Diego Alejandro Santos who mixed Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) type I drugs in a drug laboratory in Gianyar, Bali was a chemical expert.

Martinus said the watershed, which is a chemical expert graduate of a university in Dubai, was hired and capitalized by Ali Mohamed Isa (AMI), a Jordanian foreigner who is a fugitive.

"The production of illegal narcotics that we are currently witnessing is an example of making DMT obtained from synthetic materials with the expertise of the perpetrators as a graduate of a chemical degree from a university in Dubai. The perpetrator who is a Filipino citizen is able to manage chemicals so that he becomes a DMT," he said, Tuesday, July 23.

Martinus explained that the watershed players had successfully processed L-triptopan chemicals into triptamina, then became cleantryptamine and ended up being DMT.

Even the perpetrator admitted that the DMT he produced had better quality when compared to the DMT formula in his guidebook that he had studied so far.

Initially, DAS itself often experimented by processing chemicals, such as making laundry bleach, as well as other cleaning fluids. This hobby was later supported by his mother, namely PMS, by setting up a tent that functions as a laboratory.

Meanwhile, the introduction of watersheds to AMl was carried out by PMS who knew him first in the yoga community.

Knowing DAS' hobbies and expertise, AMI then invited watersheds to experiment on making DMT by giving some money to buy chemicals, as well as laboratory equipment.

AMI obtained equipment and materials to produce DMT from various substances sold online in Indonesia.

The experiment, which began in January 2024, then succeeded after six months later. DAS then managed to produce DMT which was later taken by AMI.

"In the experiment, DAS admitted that it had consumed DMT nine times with an average usage of 0.08 ml by dissolving it with liquid vape for consumption, such as the use of vapes in general," he said.

Martinus stated that as the perpetrators admit together with his current financiers, the DMT drug or narcotics is planned to be dissolved with Blue Lotus. BNN itself predicts that the DMT and Blue Lotus solutions will be traded in Bali.

DMT or Dimethyltryptamine is one of the class 1 narcotics that has the effect of a cylindrical sedative or pain reliever.

This type of narcotic product is the main ingredient in ayauasca plants and can be produced synthetically with a fairly long process.

The disclosure of the class I narcotics laboratory case of DMT type is a unique case, the case that was first discovered in Indonesia.

"Disclosure of this case also shows that narcotics syndicates are always looking for loopholes in production and distribution with the modalities of narcotics production expertise and their financial support being able to run narcotics illicit businesses wherever they are," he said.

Perpetrators who have the ability as chefs or chemicals are key players or central actors in the narcotics illicit trafficking network, other central actors are investors themselves.