Head of Criminal Investigation Department warns the internal police about drugs, ensures that firm action is taken

Jakarta – Kabareskrim Komjen Syahardiantono has warned members of the National Police not to get involved in drug cases. He said there will be strict sanctions for individual members of the National Police if they are involved in drug cases. “This is also a warning and firm action for our internal police. If there is something that our internal members violate, we will definitely act firmly. We will give the heaviest sanctions to Polri staff and any individual staff if they violate, whether directly or indirectly, they are involved in drug trafficking,” said Syahardiantono at the National Police Criminal Investigation, Wednesday, (202510). He conveyed the message of the national police chief, General Sigit Prabowo, that his party will eradicate drugs from upstream to downstream and stop the chain of drug distribution from the producer and user side so that drug eradication can be carried out continuously. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT Cabareskrim then transferred a complaint number linked to the police’s propam division so that the public could make complaints against police officers suspected of being involved in drug cases. “If any of our internal police officers commit drug offences, please also have section number 2 of the Propam section, number 081319178714. There are Polri offenses with this number. I hope this number can help facilitate drug law enforcement,” he said. Apart from that, the head of criminal investigation said that drug eradication should be carried out in synergy and requires community participation. For this reason, the National Police Headquarters Narcotics Directorate has opened a public complaint hotline, if the public receives information about drug use, they can report it to this number. “When the public receives information about drug trafficking, please contact the hotline number of the National Police Headquarters Narcotics Directorate, please record it, the number is 082312349494,” he said. 51,763 people become suspects in drug cases in 2025 Previously, Bareskrim Polri discovered 38 thousand drug cases from January to October 2025. A total of 51,763 people were named as suspects. “There are a total of 51,763 suspects, including Indonesian citizens and foreigners,” said head of criminal investigation unit, Commissioner General Syahardiantono, at Bareskrim Polri on Wednesday (22/10/2025). Tens of thousands of suspects also involve foreign nationals (WNA). There are 157 foreigners designated as suspects in drug cases throughout 2025. “For Indonesian citizens, the number of suspects is 51,606 people and the foreigners we were able to secure were 157 foreigners,” explains Syahar. The National Police also explained the sad figures about the involvement of children in drug cases. In total, there are 150 children who are suspects and are currently undergoing legal proceedings. “We classified Indonesian citizens as adults and some as children. Of the 51,606 people who were children, there were 150,” he said. (yld/dhn)