KUPANG, LITERASIHUKUM.COM — The Chief of the East Nusa Tenggara Regional Police Police Inspector General Rudi Darmoko has suspended the Director of Narcotics Investigation of the East Nusa Tenggara Regional Police Police Grand Commissioner Adriyanto Tedjo Baskoro following allegations of extortion against two suspects with a total value reaching IDR 375 million. In addition to deactivating the director-level official, the NTT Regional Police also detained and questioned six other members suspected of being involved in the case. The position of Chief of the NTT Regional Police is currently held by Inspector General Rudi Darmoko, while the Head of the Professional and Internal Security Division of the NTT Regional Police is held by AKBP Muhammad Andra Wardhana.

The dismissal marks the institution's initial response to a case deemed serious because it involves alleged abuse of authority by law enforcement officials. The NTT Regional Police emphasized that the handling of this case is part of an internal improvement effort to ensure that every member of the National Police works professionally, transparently, and with integrity.

The alleged extortion arose during the handling of the poppers case.

This case began when the Directorate of Drug Investigation of the NTT Regional Police developed a case of alleged criminal acts against health related to the distribution of illegal hard drugs of the poppers type in the range of March to July 2025. In that process, allegations arose that Adriyanto Tedjo Baskoro, along with a number of members, extorted two suspects with initials SF and JH.

The value of the disputed transaction is said to reach IDR 375 million. The alleged practice was carried out through asset negotiation and the use of the suspect's detention period, both in the East Java region and in the NTT Regional Police. The impact not only touches on the ethical side, but also disrupts the continuation of the legal process of the principal case, including because one of the suspects is now a fugitive (DPO) so that the second phase transfer to the prosecutor's office is said to be hampered.

The poppers case itself was previously published by the NTT Regional Police as the uncovering of a cross-regional network. In March 2025, the NTT Regional Police announced the arrest of a number of parties in the case of distribution of poppers supplied from outside the region, and at that time the name Police Senior Superintendent Ardiyanto Tedjo Baskoro appeared as Director of Narcotics Investigation who led the press conference on the disclosure of the case.