Bareskrim Names Former Bima City Police Chief as Suspect in Drug Case

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has named former Bima City Police Chief Sr. Comr. Didik Putra Kuncoro as a suspect in a drug trafficking case. Director of Narcotics Crime at Bareskrim Brig. Gen. Eko Hadi Santoso said the suspect designation was made by investigators following a case review on Friday (2/13) afternoon.

“The result of the case review is to proceed with the investigation of Sr. Comr. Didik Putra Kuncoro,” he said in a written statement.

Eko Hadi said that during the case review, Didik was found culpable for possession of a white suitcase containing narcotics at the residence of First Class Adj. Comr. Dianita in Tangerang, Banten. The drug evidence found included 16.3 grams of methamphetamine, 49 ecstasy pills and 2 partially used pills (23.5 grams), 19 Alprazolam pills, 2 Happy Five pills, and 5 grams of ketamine.

Based on these findings, Eko Hadi said all case review participants also agreed to elevate Didik’s status to suspect in the case.

“The review participants agreed to carry out the investigation process under Article 609 paragraph (2) letter a of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law No. 1 of 2026 on Criminal Adjustments, and Article 62 of Law No. 5 of 1997 on Psychotropic Substances in conjunction with Appendix 1 item number 9 of Law No. 1 of 2026 on Criminal Adjustments, against suspect Sr. Comr. Didik Putra Kuncoro,” he said.

Sr. Comr. Didik Putra Kuncoro came under public scrutiny after the Head of the Bima City Police Narcotics Unit, Adj. Comr. Malaungi, was implicated in a drug case and named a suspect. Didik is suspected of involvement in the case by receiving Rp 1 billion from a drug dealer named Koko Erwin. In the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police investigation, Koko Erwin was identified as the source from whom Adj. Comr. Malaungi obtained 488 grams of methamphetamine. The drugs were found during a search of Malaungi’s official residence in the Bima City Police Barracks complex. In addition to naming Malaungi as a suspect in the drug case, the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police on Monday (2/9) imposed a dishonorable discharge based on the ruling of the National Police Professional Ethics Commission hearing.