Investigators Strengthen Evidence Of Money Laundering Women In Sabu Dealers With Billions Of Rupiah

DOK- The suspect in the money laundering case (TPPU) with the initials NNJ alias Mandari (middle) who is suspected of being a shabu-shabu dealer with a turnover of billions of rupiah/ANTARA/Dhimas BP

MATARAM - Investigators from the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Narcotics Investigation Directorate have strengthened evidence of a money laundering case belonging to a woman with the initials NNJ alias Mandari who is suspected of playing a role as a meth dealer with a turnover of billions of rupiah.

Director of Narcotics Investigation (Dirresnarkoba) of the NTB Polda Kombes Deddy Supriadi said the strengthening of evidence from Mandari's ML case was a follow-up to the return of the prosecutor's research file.

"We are strengthening the evidence and the criminal element of the money laundering offense in question according to the instructions of the research prosecutor," said Deddy as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 23.

Regarding the prosecutor's instructions, which are now included in the effort to complete the file, Deddy is still reluctant to disclose it to the public.

"We can't say anything yet, because this is part of the investigation process," he said.

However, for the results of the search for the Financial Transactions and Analysis Reporting Center (PPATK), Deddy confirmed that this was included in the completeness of the file.

In general, Deddy explained that PPATK's search results have found regular ongoing transactions with figures reaching billions of rupiah. It is strongly suspected that the transactions worth billions of rupiah were related to the narcotics business run by Mandari.

The police's move to handle Mandari's money laundering crime case began with the arrest of two of his subordinates in the Abian Body area, Mataram City.

Mandari was revealed to be the controller of the methamphetamine business in Mataram City and was arrested with her husband, Bayu, while they were in a five-star hotel in the Kuta area, Central Lombok Regency.

Now the main crime that dragged Mandari and Bayu to trial is underway. As defendants, Mandari and her husband were charged with Article 112 paragraph 1 and/or Article 114 paragraph 1 and/or Article 132 paragraph 1 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35/2009 concerning Narcotics.

Deddy emphasized the commitment of the National Police in eradicating narcotics trafficking. According to the direction of the National Police Chief, Deddy assured that his party would impoverish the perpetrators who were revealed to be acting as narcotics dealers, including Mandari.

"We continue to carry out the instructions. This (handling of narcotics money laundering) is a form of our commitment to impoverish the drug dealers," he said.