BNN arrests drug boss and confiscates assets of Rp39.9 million, Commission III DPR: Uncover the network to the roots

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JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Rano Alfath, responded to the steps taken by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) which arrested MR alias Fat Boss, a fugitive narcotics case in Bahari Village, North Jakarta, and seized assets worth Rp. 39.9 billion.

He asked the BNN not to stop at the arrest of the main perpetrator, but to make the case an entry point to dismantle the entire network and chain of distribution of narcotics.

"We appreciate the success of the BNN in arresting the drug lord and confiscating assets worth Rp. 39.9 billion. But the work should not stop at the arrest of one person. The BNN must uncover anyone behind it, from suppliers, network controllers, couriers, to those who enjoy and disguise the results of crime," said Rano to reporters, Thursday, August 13.

According to Rano, the disclosure of the narcotics case must be carried out thoroughly because drug trafficking is an organized crime that has networks, capital, distribution and money laundering mechanisms. Therefore, according to him, the success of the arrest of a drug lord must be used to unravel the larger network structure, including the possibility of cross-regional and cross-border network involvement.

"If you only arrest one boss and then the case stops, the network below it can move again with new players. What must be decided is the business ecosystem. Who are the suppliers, who are the distributors, who are the financial controllers, and where the flow of money must be traced," said the PKB legislator from Dapil Banten III.

Rano assessed that drug eradication must also be strengthened through cross-agency and cross-country cooperation. Because, the narcotics network has an operating pattern that does not recognize territorial boundaries so that law enforcement in the country must be followed by information exchange and tracing of networks to the country of origin and transit countries.

"The drug network does not work alone and does not know the boundaries of the country. Therefore, our officers must also move beyond the boundaries of the region. If there is a connection with the international network, we will dismantle it to the suppliers and controllers," said Rano.

As previously reported, MR alias Fat Boss is a fugitive in the case of possession of 98 kilograms of methamphetamine revealed by the BNN in November 2025. In the development of the case, the BNN also traced the alleged crime of money laundering. Officers seized money suspected of being related to TPPU of around IDR 1.27 billion as well as various other assets.

A number of evidence was also secured, including marijuana or gorilla narcotics, cash, firearms, ammunition, samurai, mobile phones, vehicles, gold and other assets. BNN also developed assets suspected of being related to the activities of the narcotics network.