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Illegal Tramadol Drug Factory Raided in Bandung, 5 Arrested

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 18, 2026•2 min read

West Java Police raided an illegal factory and warehouse producing hard drugs Tramadol and Hexymer at the Bizpark warehouse complex in Kopo, Bandung, on Sunday evening (18/10/2026). Five people were arrested; the factory is estimated to produce 8 million pills per day.

Key Facts

West Java Police raided an illegal factory and warehouse producing hard drugs Tramadol and Hexymer at the Bizpark warehouse complex in Kopo, Bandung, on Sunday evening (18/10/2026).
Five suspects were arrested in total: one on Friday (16/10) at around 6:00 p.m. at the KM 125 Purbaleunyi toll rest area, and four more from follow-up operations Saturday to Sunday at Bizpark Kopo.
The toll-road arrest yielded 600,000 ready-to-distribute Hexymer pills bound for Jakarta.
The facility is estimated to produce up to 8 million pills per day; seized raw materials could yield up to 256 million Tramadol and Hexymer pills.
Other evidence seized: tons of raw materials in dozens of drums, printing and heating machines, dozens of mobile phones, a laptop containing sales data, and bank books.
The drugs were distributed not only in West Java but also outside the province, including Jakarta. Police are still investigating the production and distribution network.

Raid at Bizpark Kopo, Five Arrested

West Java Police dismantled an illegal factory and warehouse producing hard drugs Tramadol and Hexymer at the Bizpark warehouse complex in Kopo, Bandung, on Sunday evening (18/10/2026). The joint operation by Bandung Police's Narcotics Unit and the West Java Police Narcotics Directorate arrested five suspects in total.

West Java Police Chief Inspector General Hengki, who led the press briefing at the scene, said the suspects had different roles, from buyers and mixers to couriers and coordinators of drug deliveries according to orders. Police are still investigating each suspect's involvement in the illegal drug production and distribution network.

It Started with an Arrest at Purbaleunyi Toll

The case began with the arrest of a suspect at the KM 125 Purbaleunyi toll rest area on Friday (16/10/2026) at around 6:00 p.m. Police seized 600,000 ready-to-distribute Hexymer pills that were about to be transported to Jakarta.

Following up from Saturday (17/10) to Sunday, officers raided several adjacent locations inside the Bizpark Kopo warehouse complex. Four additional suspects were arrested, bringing the total to five.

Raw Materials Could Yield 256 Million Pills

From the raid locations, officers seized tons of drug raw materials stored in dozens of drums, printing machines, heating machines, dozens of mobile phones, a laptop containing sales data, and bank books suspected to be linked to the illegal business.

Based on the equipment found, the facility is estimated to be capable of producing up to 8 million pills per day. The seized raw materials alone are estimated to be able to produce up to 256 million Tramadol and Hexymer pills. According to the police chief, the drugs were distributed not only in West Java but also targeted markets outside the province, including Jakarta.