Police Confirm Arrest of Suspected Drug Trafficker Koko Erwin
Jakarta — The Narcotic Crime Directorate (Dittipidnarkoba) of the National Police (Polri) has confirmed the arrest of suspected drug trafficker Erwin, also known as Koko Erwin, who was on the wanted persons list (DPO).
Erwin is suspected of being a major drug trafficker who allegedly offered a 1 billion rupiah bribe to former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro.
“It is confirmed that wanted person Erwin has been arrested by the Joint Team of Subdirectorate IV and the NIC Task Force of Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim Polri,” said Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso, Director of Narcotic Crime at the National Police’s Directorate, in Jakarta on Friday.
However, Santoso stated that detailed information regarding the arrest would be disclosed at a press conference.
During the arrest operation, officers also apprehended two additional suspects identified as A alias Y and R alias K. Both individuals allegedly assisted Erwin in fleeing to Malaysia to avoid police arrest.
“Suspect A alias Y was arrested in Riau whilst R alias K was arrested in Tanjung Balai together with Erwin,” Santoso said.
Koko Erwin’s name first emerged during a press conference held by AKP Malaungi’s legal counsel, Asmuni. He stated that his client, in his capacity as a suspect in a drug distribution case being investigated by the Narcotic Crime Division of the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Police, had revealed all parties involved.
According to the examination reports, AKP Malaungi, who served as Head of the Narcotics Unit at Bima City Police, admitted knowing Koko Erwin as a drug trafficker who gave him 488 grams of methamphetamine at Marina Inn Hotel in Bima City in late 2025.
The delivery of methamphetamine in five plastic sachets was allegedly a follow-up to a 1 billion rupiah bribe from Koko Erwin.
The trafficker, reportedly a seasoned operator, allegedly handed over the money with the intent to help AKP Malaungi fulfil his superior’s wish to obtain a new-model Alphard vehicle valued at 1.8 billion rupiah.
AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro, as Bima City Police Chief, was mentioned in the examination report as endorsing Koko Erwin’s intentions and arranging plans with his subordinate, AKP Malaungi, to ensure Erwin’s methamphetamine business operated smoothly within the Bima City Police jurisdiction.