BNN Reveals Narcotics TPPU Fund Flow For Terrorism Financing

Deputy for Legal Affairs and Cooperation of BNN Inspector General Agus Irianto/ANTARA/HO-Humas and Protocol of BNN RI

BADUNG - The National Narcotics Agency of the Republic of Indonesia in The45thMeeting of the National Head of Drug Law Enforcement Officers, AsiaandthePacific (HONLAP) said that there was a flow of funds for the crime of laundering money from narcotics for financing terrorism.

"In the previous few cases there were drug funds to terrorism. From money from narcotics to terrorists. We only say that in general abroad there is, in Indonesia there is," said Deputy for Law and Cooperation at BNN Inspector General of Police Agus Irianto in Badung, Bali, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, October 27.

However, Agus did not mention in detail the data on narcotics crime cases suspected of funding terrorist groups. However, Agus stated that this phenomenon occurred and has the potential to develop in Indonesia.

This phenomenon was also disclosed by 104 participants from 27 countries who are law enforcers who are actively involved in efforts to prevent and control narcotics that are present at the HONLAP forum in Kuta, Badung, Bali.

"I cannot convey cases per case in detail. I only explain in general. Each (delegation) shares its experience. We share how to handle it and solve the problem," he said.

Therefore, HONLAP, which is a subsidiary agency of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) which in the United Nations system is under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is a momentum to share and also strengthen its determination to strengthen cooperation in dealing with narcotics crimes, one of which is efforts to eradicate money laundering through cryptocurrencies.

"Regarding the launching fee, it is not only in the form of money, but money in the new type, namely crypto. How to handle it, process the confiscation. Cryptocurrency, which is two modes, is purely crypto. Second, from the proceeds of crime then exchanged for crypto or vice versa," he said.

In Indonesia, Agus said, there are not as many and as massive as that happened abroad.

However, BNN as the leading institution for the Prevention and Eradication of Narcotics Abuse and Circulation (P4GN) strengthens cooperation so that the crime is handled jointly with other countries considering that narcotics crime is an extraordinary crime across countries.

In the HONLAP forum, representatives of Indonesia were not only attended by BNN, but also attended by BPOM, PPATK, Polri, and Customs and Excise.

HONLAP was formed based on the ECOSOC 1845 (LVI) Resolution on May 15, 1974. The main goal of establishing HONLAP is to promote law enforcement cooperation in preventing and eradicating illicit narcotics trafficking in Asia and the Pacific region.

After COVID-19, HONLAP was held in-person in Bangkok in October 2022 and this year Indonesia had the opportunity to host after successfully holding the 33rd HONLAP in October 2009.

This activity is held periodically to provide a platform for member countries to exchange knowledge and experience in efforts to prevent and control narcotics abuse.