BNN Conducts Surprise Urine Test on NTB Council Members During Plenary Session
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province conducted a surprise urine test on members of the NTB Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD). The test was held during a plenary session at the Governor’s Office on Monday (22/6/2026).
Anggraini Ninik, Head of the Prevention and Community Empowerment (P2M) Team at BNN NTB Province, stated that the test was not prompted by any suspicion of drug abuse among the legislators. She described the measure as purely an early detection effort and an educational initiative for the people of Bumi Gora.
“This is a form of early detection and our concern for state apparatus, including council members. It is also a result of cooperation with the local government and was carried out at the request of the Council Speaker,” Ninik said on Monday (22/6/2026).
Of the total 65 DPRD NTB members, only 41 were recorded as present and underwent the urine test. The remaining 24 members were absent from the plenary session.
Despite the absences, Ninik confirmed that all members who were present cooperated fully when BNN officers collected their urine samples. “There were 41 council members who participated according to the attendance list, and all of them took the urine test. There was no refusal; everyone followed the procedure in an orderly manner, and the situation was conducive,” she asserted.
Ninik explained that BNN NTB chose not to immediately disclose the results to the public, even though they were already available. The findings will first be handed over to the Speaker of the DPRD NTB, Baiq Isvie Rupaeda. “The results can actually be known immediately, but the delivery of the results must be to the council leadership first. We leave the publication or reporting of the results to the Speaker,” she clarified.
Regarding the 24 absent members, Ninik said that the decision on follow-up urine tests would be entirely left to the discretion of the DPRD NTB leadership.
Based on BNN records, no NTB DPRD member has ever tested positive for drug use in previous examinations. She expressed hope that the people’s representatives would maintain this track record and serve as role models for the community. “It is not because we suspect the council members. On the contrary, we want to set an example for the public that early detection is important to do together. Council members are representatives of the people, so they can be role models in efforts to prevent drug abuse,” she concluded.