Approximately 1.2 tons of drugs were seized. China, Indonesia, and Malaysia uncovered a major transnational drug manufacturing and trafficking case

In October 2025, China's anti-narcotics department discovered clues about a very large transnational smuggling and trafficking of liquid drugs. After a year of in-depth investigation, they gradually learned about the gang's smuggling and trafficking of liquid drugs to Indonesia many times.

In September 2026, China's National Narcotics Control Office informed the Indonesian National Narcotics Control Commission of the relevant situation, and the two parties decided to cooperate to jointly combat transnational drug crimes. With the full support and assistance of the National Narcotics Control Office of China and the Narcotics Control Bureau of the Royal Malaysian Police, on October 21, the National Narcotics Control Commission of Indonesia successfully destroyed a large-scale drug purification and manufacturing den in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, seized approximately 1.2 tons of liquid methamphetamine, and arrested 11 suspects. It achieved major results in transnational joint anti-drug law enforcement and effectively combated and deterred regional drug crimes.

This case is a major cross-border drug smuggling case with the largest number of arrests and the most complete crackdown chain that China has jointly investigated with other countries in recent years. In the cooperation between China, Indonesia and Malaysia on this case, they demonstrated their professional investigative capabilities, tacit operational cooperation, decisive command and decision-making, and mutual trust and understanding. In the end, the whole case was successfully solved and fruitful results were achieved. They used practical actions to demonstrate their firm determination and positive cooperative attitude towards drug control to the region and the world.

For a long time, China, Indonesia and Malaysia have attached great importance to anti-drug cooperation, jointly responded to and solved new problems, severely cracked down on transnational drug crimes in accordance with the law, actively promoted the continued pragmatic development of anti-drug cooperation, and contributed to the complete elimination of drug harm and the benefit of the people in the region.