Bareskrim arrests 4 people related to the Ishak Bandar network

JAKARTA - The Narcotics Crime Directorate of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested four suspects in the development of a methamphetamine-type narcotics network that began with the arrest of Bandar Ishak in West Kutai, East Kalimantan.

Director of Criminal Narcotics of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Brigjen Eko Hadi Santoso, said that the suspects, among others, had the initials MV, MCK, NR alias M and JMH alias B.

It was emphasized that this disclosure also opened up allegations of funds to law enforcement officers which are still being investigated by investigators.

He said the development of the case not only targeted the main perpetrators, but also the distribution network and parties who helped the circulation of drugs across regions.

"The arrest of DPO NR alias M and JMH alias B is an expansion of the suspect Ishak who was secured by the Melak Police regarding the circulation of narcotics of the type of crystal methamphetamine and the alleged flow of funds to the Head of the Narcotics Unit of the West Kutai Police, AKP, initials DJS," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 13.

In addition to the two DPOs who were arrested in Bali on May 1, 2026, investigators had previously secured MV and MCK in West Kutai on May 12, 2026. Thus, a total of four people have been arrested in the development of the case.

The series of arrests began with information about Ishak's network secured by the Melak Police on February 11, 2026. From the results of the examination, Ishak was suspected of obtaining methamphetamine supplies from N alias M, who was then traced as part of a larger network.

Development continued in late April 2026 when the joint team of Subdit II, Subdit IV, and the NIC Task Force of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police conducted a case title and obtained information about N's whereabouts in Bali. The team then carried out intensive surveillance from April 30 to May 1, 2026.

N and J were finally arrested while in a HiAce car in the Karangasem area. The police also raided Villa Uma in the same area and found 100 grams of marijuana.

From the results of the interrogation, J admitted that he was a liaison for the distribution of methamphetamine from another DPO named Y to N.

He also admitted that he had known N since they were both serving sentences in correctional institutions in West Kutai and Tenggarong.

"Y lowered the goods (sabu) to N alias M every two weeks by 100 to 200 grams," he said.

Meanwhile, N admitted that he had been distributing methamphetamine since 2025, with a monthly distribution of 100 grams, which was then distributed to a number of retailers in West Kutai.

From this activity, he admitted that he had made a profit of up to Rp. 280 million per month.

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police is still hunting for DPO Y and investigating the flow of funds and alleged money laundering (TPPU) crimes in the network for further development.