Police: Thai PM Guarantees To Help Arrest Fredy Pratama

Kadiv Hubinter Polri Inspector General Krishna Murti (right) together with Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The National Police's International Relations Division (Divhubinter) said that the Thai Prime Minister guaranteed to help Indonesia arrest international drug dealer Fredy Pratama.

"For the case (Fredy Pratama), they are 100 percent serious about catching up to help us. It's just that they asked for time. There is already a guarantee from the Prime Minister of Thailand," said Head of the National Police's Hubinter Division Inspector General Krishna Murti as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, October 10.

Talks of cooperation between the two countries in arresting Fredy Pratama are getting stronger after Indonesia managed to arrest Thailand's number one fugitive, namely Chaowalit Thungduang alias Sia Pang Nanode alias Sulaiman.

Apart from Thailand, continued Mukti, Indonesia also received guarantees from the Philippine government in the negotiation of the fugitive between the Filipino fugitives, namely the former Mayor of Bamban, Philippines, Alice Guo, and the fugitive from the Indonesian government, namely Gregor Johann Haas, an Australian foreigner who is a fugitive in a drug trafficking case and is currently being held in the Philippines.

"We received guarantees from the President of the Philippines to fully support the repatriation of the suspect (Gregor Johann Haas)," he said.

The negotiation process is in the process of being discussed after Alice Guo, who was arrested in Tangerang, Banten, was handed over by the National Police Divhubinter to the Philippine government represented by Philippine Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on September 5, 2024.

"Sekarang masih terjadi negosiasi karena yang bersangkutan adalah warga negara Australia meskipun itu buronannya Indonesia," kata dia.

As for the Fredy Pratama process, Mukti revealed that the search for the drug kingpin took time.

"We, when in touch with the international community, the political system of each country is different. We must be very careful. International diplomacy must be considered," he said.

It is known that Fredy Pratama is an Indonesian citizen who lives and controls drug trafficking from Thailand. Fredy has been on the People's Wanted List (DPO) since 2014.

In an effort to arrest Fredy, the National Police formed a team codenamed Operation Escobar. From September to July 2024, 60 suspects from the Fredy Pratama network have been arrested. They were not only charged with drug trafficking, but also money laundering (TPPU).