Drug Network Audaciously Disguises Transactions as 'Charity'
Police are continuing to hunt down drug lords in the network of Andre Fernando, alias The Doctor. The modus operandi of conducting transactions through ‘charity’ has been uncovered.
Andre The Doctor has a wide network with drug lords extending to Malaysia. He is also suspected of connections to the network of Koh Erwin, a drug lord in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
Andre Fernando himself was arrested by a joint team with Polri’s Hubinter and Malaysian police in Penang on Sunday (5/4) around 2:30 p.m. local time. Andre Fernando is a fugitive in the Ko Erwin drug case.
At the time of his arrest, Andre was with a woman from Kazakhstan. Andre is said not to have been carrying a passport when arrested. His repatriation was carried out after a Travel Document in Lieu of Passport (SPLP) was issued by the KJRI Penang.
Andre attempted to flee when he learned he was wanted by Bareskrim Polri. He is said to have discarded his mobile phone on the toll road during the journey from Kuala Lumpur to Selangor.
Andre is known as the supplier of meth that Ko Erwin bought for distribution in the Bima area, NTB. Ko Erwin is known to have conducted two transactions with Andre in January 2026.
The first transaction was worth Rp 400 million for 2 kg of meth. Then, the second transaction was Rp 400 million for 3 kg of meth received.
Andre also has a network in the Riau region. He imported vape cartridges containing etomidate under the brands Ferrari and Lamborghini via sea routes from Malaysia through Dumai, Riau.
From the arrest, police moved to dismantle the drug lords in Andre’s network. In mid-month, Bareskrim arrested henchmen of ‘The Doctor’.
Four people arrested are proxy account providers to hold the proceeds of drug crimes from ’The Doctor’s network. The four suspects consist of two women, initials DEH (47) from Tasikmalaya and L (45) from Bekasi, as well as two men from East Aceh, namely TZR and M alias Bang Ja.
“Suspect DEH is the owner of the account used as a holding account for the Koh Erwin drug syndicate network, where the account is controlled by Charles Bernado,” said Dirtipidnarkoba Bareskrim Polri Brigjen Eko Hadi in his statement on Saturday (17/4).
In addition, Bareskrim Polri also arrested two men from East Aceh, namely TZR and M alias Bang JA, who are also suspected of providing holding accounts for Ko Erwin drug transactions. Both were secured in Meunasah Teungoh Village, Pante Bidari Subdistrict, East Aceh Regency, on Wednesday (15/4).
‘Charity’ Modus up to Car Down Payments
Brigjen Eko revealed that several proxy accounts were used to hold the proceeds of drug transactions from the network of Andre Fernando alias The Doctor and Hendra Lukmanul Hakim alias Pak Cik. To deceive the authorities, transactions were disguised with labels ‘charity’, ‘debt instalments’, up to ‘car down payments’.
“We found a layering method or disguise where transactions were given false descriptions as if they were vehicle sales such as ‘DP BMW 2013’, ‘DP Venturer unit’, up to disguised with ‘Charity’ and ‘Debt Instalment’ labels,” explained Eko.
Brigjen Eko Hadi revealed that the modus of using proxy accounts is often used by drug syndicates to break the identity trail between buyers and drug lords. From preliminary tracing results, four proxy accounts were found used to hold crime proceeds with a total of 2,134 transactions.
Money Circulation up to Rp 124 Billion
From preliminary tracing results, there are four holding accounts for crime proceeds with a total of 2,134 transactions.
“The total overall inflow (credit) on the four main holding accounts traced by Bareskrim is recorded at Rp 124,052,487,704.97 from a total of 2,134 transactions,” said Brigjen Eko.
From the Rp 124 billion value, Rp 81.9 billion of it is in the account owned by suspect L. Over the observation period from 1 August 2024 to 31 March 2026, the account recorded the highest inflow (credit) of Rp 81.9 billion through 946 transactions.
Meanwhile, in TZR’s account, there is a money flow of Rp 35.1 billion. That account was used directly by the main meth supplier, Hendra Lukmanul Hakim alias Pak Cik, to receive payment transfers from Andre Fernando’s intermediaries.
“Recorded in the period 9 October 2025 to 28 February 2026, the total incoming funds reached Rp 35,151,760,380.42 from 426 transactions. TZR opened two bank accounts on the orders of suspect M alias Bang Ja with a promise of monetary reward,” he said.
A fund flow of Rp 3.9 billion is also in MR’s account. This account is to hold initial drug order money from buyers (including from drug lord Erwin Iskandar) before being deposited to Hendra.
“MR’s account is the main proxy account held and used directly by Andre Fernando alias ‘The Doctor’.