RRI.CO.ID, Tangerang - Indonesian police are searching for two suspects, believed to be Chinese nationals, accused of smuggling narcotics into Indonesia through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (SHIA). Both men have been placed on the wanted persons list.

Chief of the SHIA Airport Police, Police Com. Wisnu Wardana, said the fugitives are linked to cases involving methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and etomidate. “We will do our utmost to pursue this case,” Wisnu said in Tangerang on Friday, March 27, 2026.

Wisnu explained that investigators are targeting the main perpetrators, who acted as dealers or suppliers. The suspect currently in custody, a Chinese national identified by the initials CJ, served only as a courier.

“However, we are facing difficulties because the fugitives are suspected to be abroad. One of them is the MDMA supplier from China, with the initials AS, also known as Hansam,” Wisnu said.

He added that AS, or Hansam, is an associate of CJ, who was arrested for smuggling 1,915 grams of MDMA concealed behind the walls of a suitcase lined with aluminum foil. Wisnu noted that the large quantity of MDMA suggests the possibility of an ecstasy factory operating in Indonesia.

Customs and Excise officers at SHIA thwarted two attempts at international drug smuggling during the Nyepi and Eid al-Fitr holidays in 2026.

SHIA Customs and Excise Head Hengky Aritonang said the incidents occurred during a high-risk period, when passenger numbers rose by 30 to 50 percent compared to normal times, and services were focused on facilitating the holiday exodus.

“This is a very high-risk period. The syndicate likely tried to exploit this gap to smuggle narcotics when officers were off guard,” Hengky said on Friday, March 27. (Gusti Panji/Lasti Martina)