The national narcotics agency (bnn) has captured interpol fugitive dewi astutik alias pa in sihanoukville, cambodia, on december 1, 2025. The arrest stems from the uncovering of a 2.3 kg heroin smuggling case at soekarno-hatta airport. Bnn is now probing possible links between dewi and drug lord fredy pratama, though unconfirmed.
The capture of dewi astutik was carried out through a coordinated operation starting in november 2025. On november 17, 2025, bnn received intelligence about dewi's location in phnom penh, cambodia. The bnn team departed for cambodia on november 25, 2025, and collaborated with the indonesian embassy in phnom penh, bais tni, and polri representatives there. On december 1, 2025, at 1:39 pm local time, dewi was tracked at the lobby of a hotel in sihanoukville while in a white toyota prius with a man. The arrest proceeded without resistance, followed by identity verification and physical examination.
Dewi, also a fugitive from south korea, was the intellectual actor in smuggling two tons of methamphetamine worth rp 5 trillion from the golden triangle in may 2025, as well as major golden crescent cases in 2024. She was involved in handling and distributing narcotics such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and ketamine to east asia, southeast asia, and africa. The arrest originated from the seizure of 2.3 kg of heroin and cocaine by soekarno-hatta customs, linked to dewi's shipment.
Bnn chief, police commissioner general suyudi ario seto, stated: "Bnn is collaborating with polri and customs to deepen the fp (fredy pratama) network operation." However, suyudi emphasized that dewi belongs to a cambodia-nigeria-brazil network and her association with fredy pratama is unconfirmed. "Although not yet confirmed as an fp associate, we will still investigate both for network deepening," he said on december 3, 2025.
The operation received support from the indonesian defense attache in cambodia, bais tni under yudi abrimantyo, ambassador santo darmosumarto, and cambodian police led by chuon narin. After securing her, dewi was transferred to phnom penh for interrogation before repatriation to indonesia. This success demonstrates bnn's commitment to eradicating cross-border drug crimes.
