Police Transfer Two Money Laundering Suspects in Ko Erwin Drug Network to Medan Prosecutor's Office
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Indonesian National Police has carried out the second-stage transfer of a money laundering case developed from the investigation into drug lord Erwin Iskandar, also known as Ko Erwin. Two suspects, along with evidence including billions of rupiah, were handed over to the Medan District Prosecutor’s Office in North Sumatra.
The head of Sub-Directorate IV of the Directorate of Narcotics Crime at the Criminal Investigation Department, Senior Commissioner Handik Zusen, identified the two suspects as Teuku Zahrul Rahman and Mukhtaruzza, also known as Bang Ja. Both are alleged to have provided accounts used to receive funds from narcotics transactions controlled by the syndicate linked to Ko Erwin.
Handik explained that the account under the name of Teuku Zahrul Rahman was specifically used to collect proceeds from drug transactions with other major drug lord syndicates. The transfer process took place on Friday afternoon at the Medan District Prosecutor’s Office. A remaining account balance of Rp1,587,944,494 and various banking documents were also handed over.
The two suspects were previously arrested in East Aceh. They were detained in Meunasah Teungoh Village, Pante Bidari District, East Aceh Regency. During examination, Mukhtaruzza admitted that he first became acquainted with a man known as Muhammad HP through TikTok Live, where he often received virtual gifts. Muhammad HP later claimed to be opening a bank agency business in Malaysia and needed additional accounts. He instructed Bang Ja to find accounts, promising Rp4 million. Bang Ja then asked Teuku Zahrul Rahman to open an account to be sold, promising Rp3 million, with the fee split equally between them. Teuku Zahrul Rahman opened two accounts, and the passbooks and mobile phones containing mobile banking access were handed over to Bang Ja and later collected by a person sent by Muhammad HP at a mosque near his home. Around December 2025, Muhammad HP informed Bang Ja that money had entered Teuku Zahrul Rahman’s account and instructed him to transfer Rp1.5 billion to another account belonging to Teuku Zahrul Rahman. They each received Rp1.5 million for moving the funds.