Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) captured Interpol fugitive Paryatin alias Dewi Astutik in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on December 1, 2025. The operation involved a joint team with local authorities targeting a transnational drug trafficking network. Dewi, controlled by a Nigerian 'godfather,' has been involved in methamphetamine shipments to multiple countries since 2023.
Dewi Astutik, a 43-year-old Indonesian woman, arrived in Cambodia in February 2023 as an online scammer. She later met a Nigerian national initialed DON, described as the 'godfather' and a fugitive of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). DON, who was extradited to the U.S., handled drug supplies and funding, while Dewi managed couriers and packaging. The network began recruiting in 2023 and launched courier operations in early 2024, operating in the Golden Triangle region (Thailand, Myanmar, Laos) and linked to Golden Crescent cases.
Couriers, including unemployed Indonesians in Cambodia, distributed narcotics such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and ketamine to Indonesia, Laos, Hong Kong, South Korea, Brazil, Ethiopia, and other countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In May 2025, BNN foiled a 2-ton methamphetamine shipment from the Golden Triangle network involving Dewi.
The arrest stemmed from intelligence received on November 17, 2025, about Dewi's location in Phnom Penh. The BNN team traveled to Cambodia on November 25, 2025, and collaborated with Cambodian Police, the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Phnom Penh, the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) of the TNI, the Indonesian Defense Attaché, and Customs. The silent operation occurred without incident on December 1, 2025, as Dewi and her boyfriend, Abdul Halim (a Pakistani national), approached the hotel lobby in Sihanoukville. Dewi, on Interpol's red notice since October 3, 2024, and wanted by South Korea, was captured without resistance.
After verification in Phnom Penh, Dewi was transferred to Indonesia for intensive questioning on funding flows, logistics, and the network involving Cambodia, Nigeria, and Brazil. 'Enforcement does not stop at the arrest but will continue with the dismantling of the entire network structure,' said BNN Chief Commissioner General of Police Suyudi Ario Seto on December 4, 2025. Abdul Halim is also under examination by Cambodian police and described as cooperative.
