Police And Thai Police Investigate Joint Confiscation Of Drug Gembong Assets Fredy Pratama

Director of Narcotics Crime at Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Mukti Juharsa, Wednesday (7/2/2024). (ANTARA/Laily Rahmawaty)

The Directorate of Narcotics Crime, Bareskrim Polri together with the Thai police and the United States DEA conducted a joint investigation to confiscate assets of the international drug ring, Fredy Pratamadi Thailand.

According to the Director of Narcotics Crime, Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Mukti Juharsa, by hunting down his assets, it is believed that the suspect's space for travel Pratama in his escape is limited; so it is hoped that Fredy will surrender.

"Maybe after we confiscate the assets, of course the scope of Fredy Pratama will be narrower," Mukti said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 9.

To be able to confiscate these assets, said Mukti, his party is waiting for the results of the trial decision of Fredy Pratama's father, Lian Silas, in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, as well as the trial of the money laundering crime (TPPU) case with other suspects who are also members of the Fredy Pratama network.

From the decision of the trial, continued Mukti, it became an entry point for the National Police to conduct a joint investigation (jointinvestigation) with the Thai police in order to hunt down Fredy Pratama's assets in the land of the white elephant.

"We are just waiting at the court center for the money laundering case. So, on this basis, we will joint the investigation with the Thai police to confiscate assets; because if they are poor, it is impossible for Fredy Pratama to roam around, he will definitely surrender," said Mukti.

The National Police already knows that Fredy Pratama's position is in Thailand, an area that the Police cannot touch.

Therefore, the decision of the TPPU court is still being awaited for joint investigations to confiscate Fredy Pratama's assets.

In hunting for Fredy Pratama, the National Police held the Escobar operation. From September 2023 to February 2024, as many as 54 drug suspects from the Fredy Pratama network, one of which was Bayu Firmandi who was arrested in 2023 and charged with money laundering offenses.

In addition, Polri investigators have confiscated most of Fredy Pratama's network assets in Indonesia with a value of IDR 400 billion.

"That's the value of the assets that we confiscated, his assets (Fredy) probably reached T (trillions) times. We don't know the amount yet, there are still many assets in Thailand. In Indonesia we will continue to track it down," said Mukti.