Kompolnas Monitors the Handling of Cases of Dozens of Police Officers Involved in Drugs

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JAKARTA - The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has revealed the involvement of dozens of members of the National Police in a number of cases of alleged drug trafficking that occurred in various regions throughout 2025. All cases are now under the supervision of Kompolnas to ensure that the action is carried out transparently through the code of ethics and criminal mechanisms.

Kompolnas Secretary, Arief Wicaksono, said one of the prominent cases was the alleged drug trafficking related to the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) event. The case involved 36 members of the National Police, ranging from the ranks of the Polda Metro Jaya to the level of the police and police station.

In addition, Kompolnas also found a similar case in the Riau Islands (Kepri) which dragged 16 members of the National Police. Not only that, Kompolnas' supervision also noted the involvement of eight members of the National Police in North Kalimantan (Kaltara), an area that borders directly with Tawau, Malaysia.

"So, this is an institutional action. Members involved are subject to disciplinary and criminal code sanctions," Arief said at a press conference at the Kompolnas office, South Jakarta, Monday, December 5, 2025.

Arief explained that throughout 2025 there were various treatments for members of the National Police who were entangled in narcotics cases. Some were given disciplinary sanctions, some were criminal, and some were subject to both at once, including the Dismissal Without Honor (PTDH) sanction.

He also touched on several other cases that had attracted public attention, such as the involvement of a police chief in Ngada, as well as the case of the former head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Bintoro, which led to a PTDH sanction.

"There is still a dualism in handling, some are only subject to the code of ethics, some are criminal, and some are both. This is part of our supervision," he concluded.

caption photo; Kompolnas Secretary, Arief Wicaksono, while giving information, Monday, December 5, 2025