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        "msgid": "the-slipperiness-of-andre-the-doctor-he-briefly-escaped-capture-in-kuala-lumpur-1775616750",
        "date": "2026-04-07 08:13:30",
        "title": "The Slipperiness of Andre \u201cThe Doctor\u201d: He Briefly Escaped Capture in Kuala Lumpur",
        "author": "Jessi Carina",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesian police, in collaboration with international authorities, have captured notorious drug lord Andre Fernando Tjhandra, alias \"The Doctor,\" in Penang, Malaysia, after he evaded arrest in Kuala Lumpur. The Doctor is the mastermind behind an international narcotics syndicate that involved corrupt officers, including former Bima Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro, who allegedly received Rp 2.8 billion in protection money. Facing layered charges under Indonesia's Narcotics Law with a potential death penalty, this arrest underscores the relentless pursuit of drug networks and the eradication of safe havens for traffickers.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Drug lord Andre Fernando Tjhandra, alias The\nDoctor, briefly escaped capture in Kuala Lumpur before being arrested in\nPenang, Malaysia, on Sunday (5\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of the Indonesian NCB Interpol at Polri\u2019s International\nRelations Division, Brigadier General of Police Untung Widyatmoko, even\ndescribed The Doctor as quite slippery in evading police pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe subject is quite slippery and managed to escape capture attempts\nin Kuala Lumpur, before we finally cornered and arrested him in Penang,\u201d\nUntung said in a press release quoted by Kompas.com on Tuesday\n(7\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no safe space for narcotics syndicates, wherever they\nhide,\u201d Untung emphasised.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press release, The Doctor was designated as the main\nfugitive after investigators from Polri\u2019s Bareskrim dismantled a\nnarcotics distribution network involving former Bima City Police Chief\nAKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro and Bima City Police Narcotics Unit Head AKP\nMaulangi.<\/p>\n<p>The case stemmed from the development of investigations into AKP\nMaulangi and AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro, who are suspected of receiving\nprotection fund flows amounting to Rp 2.8 billion from syndicate member\nErwin bin Iskandar, alias Koko Erwin.<\/p>\n<p>From the arrest of his underlings, Charles Bernando and Arfan Yulius\nLauw, police confirmed that the real identity of \u201cThe Doctor\u201d is Andre\nFernando Tjhandra.<\/p>\n<p>In this syndicate, The Doctor served as the main controller who\norchestrated international-scale narcotics distribution.<\/p>\n<p>He distributed various types of narcotics, from methamphetamine,\nhappy water, to vape liquid containing etomidate branded as Ferrari and\nLamborghini.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects\u2019 modus operandi was neatly organised, smuggling vapes\nfrom Malaysia via sea routes to Dumai, Riau.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, for methamphetamine, the suspects used land and cargo\nroutes by hiding it inside dolls wrapped in gift boxes to deceive\nofficers.<\/p>\n<p>The Doctor is a drug supplier who once helped drug lord Erwin bin\nIskandar, alias Koko Erwin, escape by crossing to Malaysia via waterways\nbefore being captured by police.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Koko Erwin is a drug lord and the payer of Rp 2.8 billion\nto the former Bima City Police Chief, AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that on Sunday, 5 April 2026, the wanted person named\nAndre Fernando alias Charlie alias The Doctor was successfully arrested\nin Penang, Malaysia,\u201d said Director of Narcotics Crimes at Bareskrim\nPolri, Brigadier General of Police Eko Hadi Santoso, in his statement on\nMonday (6\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>For his role as a drug lord and syndicate controller, the suspect is\ncharged with multiple articles, namely Article 114 paragraph (2),\nArticle 132 paragraph (1), and Article 112 paragraph (2) of Law Number\n35 of 2009 on Narcotics, with a maximum penalty of the death\nsentence.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-slipperiness-of-andre-the-doctor-he-briefly-escaped-capture-in-kuala-lumpur-1775616750",
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