Criminal Investigation Division: Police Chief Didik Received Drug Money in Instalments, Packed in Beer Boxes

Indonesia’s Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim) has disclosed the process by which Rp2.8 billion in drug proceeds was transferred from a narcotics dealer to former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro.

The Head of Sub-Directorate III at Bareskrim’s Narcotics Crime Directorate, Commissioner Zulkarnain Harahap, said the money was handed over by former Head of the Bima City Police Narcotics Unit AKP Malaungi in three separate instalments.

“The Rp2.8 billion was delivered in three transactions: the first was Rp1.4 billion, the second Rp450 million, and the third Rp1 billion,” he told reporters on Saturday (21 February).

“For the deliveries, the Rp1.4 billion was packed in a suitcase, the Rp450 million was wrapped in a paper bag, and the Rp1 billion was placed in a beer box,” Zulkarnain added.

Zulkarnain explained that Rp1.8 billion was handed over in cash and subsequently deposited into a bank account, whilst the remaining Rp1 billion was transferred using a bank account registered under another person’s name.

Furthermore, Zulkarnain said his team has engaged the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to trace the flow of funds received by the network.

“We have indeed involved PPATK to track the money trail. The dealers who will be reported are ‘KE’, ‘AS’ and ‘S’,” he said.

Previously, Bareskrim had named former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra as a suspect in narcotics abuse. Didik was found guilty of possessing a white suitcase containing narcotics that had been entrusted to Officer Aipda Dianita in Tangerang, Banten.

The narcotics evidence recovered comprised 16.3 grammes of methamphetamine, 49 ecstasy tablets and 2 partially used tablets (23.5 grammes), 19 Alprazolam tablets, 2 Happy Five tablets, and 5 grammes of ketamine.

Didik also tested positive for drug consumption based on hair follicle drug test results analysed in a laboratory. In addition to these charges, Didik was named a suspect for receiving proceeds from narcotics crimes by the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police on Monday (16 February).

Didik allegedly received Rp2.8 billion in drug money from dealer Koh Erwin through his subordinate AKP Malaungi, the Head of the Bima City Police Narcotics Unit. The money was received by Didik over the period from June to November 2025.

Didik has since been dishonourably discharged from the Indonesian National Police. He is currently being held in the Bareskrim detention facility.