Politics · Indonesia · 10 hrs ago
Indonesian Lawmaker Urges Drug Probe to Reach Financiers
Abdullah, a member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives, urged Jakarta customs and police to pursue drug networks up to their financiers.
The call followed a joint operation by Jakarta’s customs office and Metro Jaya police into illegal tramadol and trihexyphenidyl linked to Surakarta, Central Java.
Authorities seized 7,862,500 pills and 69,272.5 kilograms of raw materials.
Officials estimated those materials could produce 492 million pills.
Abdullah said investigators should trace the money and go beyond producers, couriers and sellers to identify those funding and controlling the trade.
The agencies’ cooperation is intended to disrupt the supply chain and limit the health, social and economic harm of drug misuse.
No further investigative steps or timetable were specified.
Indonesian lawmaker Abdullah urged Jakarta Customs and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police to investigate drug crimes through to their financiers.
He said authorities should trace money flows and not stop at producers, couriers or dealers.
Abdullah called for stronger cooperation between the agencies, along with improved monitoring, intelligence, patrols and enforcement.
The agencies recently uncovered suspected illegal distribution of tramadol and trihexyphenidyl originating in Surakarta.
Officials seized 7,862,500 tablets and 69,272.5 kilograms of raw materials.
- Who
- Lawmaker Abdullah urged Jakarta Customs and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police to pursue drug networks and their financiers.
- What
- He called for investigations to trace criminal networks and money flows. The agencies also reported a seizure of illegal drugs and raw materials.
- When
- Abdullah made the call on Friday, October 23, 2026.
- Where
- The call concerned Jakarta Customs and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. The suspected drugs originated in Surakarta, Central Java.
- Why
- To expose and break up the full criminal chain and reduce the health, social and economic harms of drug abuse.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jakarta Metropolitan Police investigators and Jakarta Customs uncovered suspected illegal distribution of tramadol and trihexyphenidyl originating in Surakarta.
Abdullah urged the agencies to investigate the networks through to financiers and trace the flow of criminal funds.
- Lawmaker
- Abdullah
- Agencies
- Jakarta Customs and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police
- Origin
- Surakarta, Central Java
- Tablets seized
- 7,862,500 tramadol and trihexyphenidyl tablets
- Raw materials seized
- 69,272.5 kilograms
- Estimated production
- 492 million tablets from the seized raw materials
What people are saying
Collaboration and synergy between the Jakarta Customs regional office and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police must continue to be strengthened to uncover various crimes, not only the production and distribution of illegal hard drugs, but also narcotics.
The network must also be traced through to the financiers and the flow of money, so that the entire chain of crime can be exposed and broken.