Drug Convict Bayu Wicaksono, Fugitive Since April 2024, Arrested in Myanmar
The long-running escape of high-profile drug convict Bayu Wicaksono, also known as Ncek, has finally come to an end. The fugitive, who fled from the Class IIB Sukadana Detention Centre in East Lampung, has been successfully arrested in Tachileik, Myanmar.
Bayu Wicaksono, who is also strongly suspected of being the primary controller of a narcotics network in Malaysia, was apprehended by Myanmar authorities on Friday, 17 July 2026. Following his arrest, he was immediately handed over to the National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim Polri).
“The person on the wanted list, Bayu Wicaksono alias Encek, who is also a prisoner who escaped from the Class IIB Sukadana Detention Centre, East Lampung, was arrested in Tachilek, Myanmar, on 17 July 2026,” stated the Director of Criminal Investigation for Narcotics of the National Police, Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso, in a statement on Sunday (30/8/2026).
Eko mentioned that a joint team conducted a direct retrieval operation in Myanmar to bring Bayu back to his homeland. The repatriation process was led by the Deputy Director of Narcotics Criminal Investigation of the National Police, alongside a team from the International Police Division (Divhubinter Polri).
“The retrieval team arrived in Indonesia at 17:55 WIB. They were scheduled to arrive at the Bareskrim Polri lobby at 19:00 WIB,” Eko explained.
As background information, Bayu Wicaksono was previously an inmate at the Class IIB Sukadana Detention Centre, East Lampung. He was reported to have escaped on 21 April 2024.
The Head of the Correctional Division of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights for Lampung Province, Kusnali, confirmed the escape at the time. “It is true; we received information from the Sukadana Detention Centre regarding a prisoner escaping; the initial information indicated the incident occurred on 21 April,” Kusnali stated back then.
During his period of flight, Bayu Wicaksono is suspected of continuing his involvement in illegal narcotics practices. He is alleged to be the controller of a transnational drug network, specifically operating within Malaysia.