In this case, Janti has been taken into custody by the BNN officers in Medan, Thursday."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesia National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has solved another case of money laundering in which funds were derived from drug trafficking.

The suspect identified as JT alias Janti is the sister of Toge, a convicted drug criminal currently serving prison term at the Lubuk Pakam Detention Center in Medan, North Sumatra. Toge was arrested for his involvement in a case of smuggling of 46 thousand ecstasy pills, 20.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 600 thousand happy five pills, in which MR alias Achin was named a suspect in April.

"In this case, Janti has been taken into custody by the BNN officers in Medan, Thursday. Her bank account was used by Toge to conceal money generated through drug trafficking. There is at least Rp10.9 billion in JTs account," Deputy of Narcotics Eradication Arman Depari revealed in Jakarta, Thursday.

Apart from the money stashed in the bank account, the police also found a freehold title certificate stored in a safe deposit box for a land and building estimated to be worth Rp600 million. Cash worth 92.5 thousand Malaysian ringgits, or Rp300,902,500, along with two gold bars weighing one kilogram each and estimated to be worth Rp900 million were also seized, he noted.

"Based on the findings, we estimate that JT has Rp12.7 billion worth of assets derived from money laundering funds amassed through drug crimes. She will be charged under Clause 137 of State Regulation Number 35 of 2009 on Drugs and Clause 5 of Regulation Number 8 of 2010 on Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering," Arman reiterated.

A member of the South Sumatra Police force Ichwan Lubis was also named in the case. He was arrested by the agency at his office on Thursday, during which evidence in the form of Rp2.3 billion in cash was seized.

It was revealed that convicted felon Toge had been receiving special treatment at the Lubuk Pakam detention center. During a search organized by the agency and local police in March, the authorities found a karaoke room, safe, and CCTV in the detention room along with some cash. Toge is part of the Malaysia-Aceh-North Sumatra-Jakarta network.

(Reported by Susylo Asmalyah/Uu.KR-ARC/INE/KR-BSR/B003)

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