Fredy Pratama Network's Financial Controller Frans Antoni Was a Fugitive Since 2023

The Directorate of Narcotics Crime (Dittipidnarkoba) of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has revealed that Frans Antoni, the financial controller of the Fredy Pratama drug network, had been a fugitive since 2023 before finally being arrested on Thursday (18/6) in Malaysia.

“Based on the money laundering investigation conducted by Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim Polri, Frans Antoni was officially declared a wanted fugitive on 12 November 2023,” said the Director of Narcotics Crime at Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso, in Jakarta on Friday.

He disclosed that Frans lived a nomadic life in Thailand while on the run. The suspect had stayed in Phattanakan, Bangkok, before eventually settling in the Narasiri area of Bangkok for nearly two years. During his flight in Thailand, Frans was assisted by operatives from the Fredy Pratama network who are Thai nationals.

Frans’ arrest took place on Thursday (18/6) at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 07:30 local time. When entering Malaysian territory illegally, Frans was also aided by Fredy Pratama’s operatives before finally being secured by a Polri delegation team comprising Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim and the International Relations Division.

As a next step, investigators will conduct in-depth examinations and further investigative processes to develop the case surrounding the Fredy Pratama drug trafficking network. Fredy Pratama is an Indonesian citizen who is the kingpin of an international narcotics network, residing in and controlling drug trafficking from Thailand.