Senior Police Officer Didik Named Suspect in Expanded Narcotics Investigation of AKP Malaungi
Mataram (ANTARA) — Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police (AKBP) Didik Putra Kuncoro has become an additional suspect following the expanded investigation of a narcotics case under the control of the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Regional Police, which had previously named Adjunct Commissioner of Police (AKP) Malaungi as a suspect.
AKBP Didik’s status as a suspect in the narcotics case was revealed through a statement by AKP Malaungi’s legal counsel, Asmuni, in Mataram on Wednesday.
“AKBP D (Didik) has already been named a suspect,” he said.
He corroborated the information by stating that he was currently providing legal assistance to his client, AKP Malaungi, who was undergoing examination as a witness in relation to AKBP Didik’s suspect status at the NTB Regional Police Narcotics Directorate.
“I am still accompanying AKP ML (Malaungi) during examination as a witness,” he said.
In addition to the witness examination in the narcotics case, Asmuni disclosed that on Tuesday (17 February), his client underwent examination before the National Police Headquarters’ Professional and Security Division (Propam) regarding AKBP Didik’s ethical proceedings.
“The Propam examination was already conducted last Tuesday (17 February),” he said.
NTB Regional Police Head of Public Relations, Commissioner Mohammad Kholid, when asked to confirm the information from AKP Malaungi’s legal counsel, had not yet responded either by telephone or written message via WhatsApp.
AKBP Didik had previously been officially informed by National Police Headquarters of his suspect status for narcotics possession.
From the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency’s (Bareskrim) narcotics investigation, the suspended Bima City Police Chief was named a suspect for alleged violations of Article 609 paragraph (2) letter (a) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law Number 1 of 2026 on Criminal Provisions, as well as Article 62 of Law Number 5 of 1997 on Psychotropic Substances.
AKBP Didik was named a suspect following the expanded investigation stemming from the arrest of two of his household assistants, First Brigadier KIR and Didik’s wife, identified by the initials AN. National Police Headquarters found 30.415 grammes of methamphetamine as evidence at their private residence.
The National Police Headquarters team also searched AKBP Didik’s private residence in Tangerang on 11 February 2026, discovering 16.3 grammes of methamphetamine, 50 ecstasy tablets, 19 alprazolam tablets, 2 Happy Five tablets, and 5 grammes of ketamine.