Former Bima Police Chief Ensnared in Drug Case, AKBP Didik Transferred to Yanma Polri
Former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro has been included in the list of 54 National Police (Polri) personnel transferred in February 2026. The transfer comes amid proceedings for dismissal without honour (PTDH) after he was sacked due to involvement in a drug case.
The Head of the National Police Public Relations Division, Johnny Eddizon Isir, explained that AKBP Didik’s transfer to the Middle-Ranking Police Headquarters Service (Yanma) Polri was intended to facilitate administrative procedures for the dismissal. “The transfer of AKBP Didik to Yanma is to expedite the administrative process for implementation of the decision by the National Police Code of Ethics Commission. His dismissal without honour is currently being processed,” Johnny stated in a statement on Sunday (1 March).
The transfer is outlined in National Police Chief Telegram Letter No. ST/440/II/KEP./2026 dated 27 February 2026. In the letter, the position of Bima City Police Chief is now filled by AKBP Mubiarto Banu Kristanto, who previously served as Head of Traffic Investigation at the East Nusa Tenggara Police Regional Office.
Previously, AKBP Didik had been sentenced to dismissal by the National Police Code of Ethics Commission (KKEP) after being designated a suspect in a case of alleged narcotics abuse. “Specifically regarding AKBP DPK (Didik Putra Kuncoro), he has been designated as a suspect,” Johnny said.
He explained that the revelation of this case began with the arrest of two domestic helpers belonging to a police officer suspect named Bripka IR and his wife, AN. “This revelation began with the arrest of two domestic helpers of the police officer suspect named Bripka IR and his wife named AN,” he said.
From the private home of Bripka IR and AN, police discovered evidence of methamphetamine weighing 30.4 grams. During the investigation, alleged involvement of the former Head of the Bima City Police Narcotics Unit, AKP Malaungi, was discovered. The Internal Affairs Sub-directorate of the East Nusa Tenggara Police Regional Office conducted a urine test on AKP ML at the local hospital, with results positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.
Police then searched Malaungi’s office and official residence and found five packets of methamphetamine weighing a net 488.496 grams. “Based on statements from AKP ML, there was involvement from AKBP DPK in the alleged narcotics abuse,” Johnny said.
Subsequently, the National Police Internal Affairs Bureau with the National Police Criminal Narcotics Directorate searched a house in Tangerang. From that location, they discovered seven clip packets of methamphetamine weighing 16.3 grams, 50 ecstasy pills, 19 alprazolam pills, two Happy Five pills, and 5 grams of ketamine from the case of former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro.
The transfer decision is outlined in National Police Chief Telegram Letter No. ST/440/2/KEP/2026 dated 27 February 2026. Former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro is alleged to have received security payments from drug trafficker Koko Erwin. The National Police Criminal Investigation Bureau apprehended Koko Erwin, a drug trafficker who supplied funds to the former Bima Police Chief, as he was nearly fleeing to Malaysia via illegal sea route in Tanjung Balai.
The case of Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro, who received flows of drug-related funds, highlights the failure of repressive policy in Indonesia and the need for decriminalisation. The Indonesian Centre for Law and Policy Studies (ICJR) views the alleged flow of narcotics funds that ensnared former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro as evidence of the failure of repressive drug policy and is urging decriminalisation of users.