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National Police Chief Asks MUI to Issue Fatwa Declaring Vape Haram…

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 16, 2026•3 min read

National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto has called on MUI Pusat to issue a fatwa declaring vape haram in order to prevent the circulation of liquid narcotics smuggled through e-cigarettes. MUI has responded positively and will discuss the matter in depth.

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National Police Chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto has asked the central MUI to study and issue a fatwa declaring the use of electronic cigarettes (vape) haram. The request was conveyed during a courtesy visit to the MUI central office in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (13/10/2026).
The main reason: vapes are suspected of serving as a vehicle for smuggling liquid narcotics — liquid methamphetamine and liquid cannabis extract are disguised in fruit-flavored liquid, making them difficult to distinguish from ordinary vapes.
The National Police Chief said that even BNN and Polri had difficulty distinguishing them with the naked eye because their shape and smell were the same, but they contained liquid narcotics.
Chairman of the MUI Fatwa Division Prof. KH Asrorun Niam Sholeh responded positively and assured that the request would be brought to an in-depth and comprehensive discussion through various approaches.
The National Police chief has expressed appreciation for MUI East Java, which was the first to ban vapes, and said that a proposal for a total ban had also been submitted to the President, receiving a positive response.
The National Police Chief linked the rampant smuggling of liquid narcotics to a form of 'proxy war' by international networks aimed at destroying the nation's future, while also touching on the history of the 19th-century Opium War.

National Police Chief Calls for Fatwa Declaring Vapes Haram

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The measure was proposed as an effort to prevent the misuse of vapes as a medium for circulating liquid narcotics, a practice deemed increasingly alarming. The National Police Chief warned the public of the serious threat posed by the circulation of a new type of liquid narcotics smuggled through electronic cigarettes.

Liquid Narcotics Difficult to Distinguish

The National Police Chief explained that the modus operandi of narcotics distribution has now transformed from solid to liquid form. Liquid crystal meth and liquid cannabis extract are disguised in fruit-flavored vape liquid, making them difficult to distinguish from ordinary e-cigarettes, both for the public and for officers in the field.

Vapes are no longer used merely for recreational indulgence in chemicals harmful to the lungs, but have become a means of narcotics abuse. This situation poses its own challenge for law enforcement in detecting such abuse in the field.

The National Police Chief even linked the rampant smuggling of liquid methamphetamine and liquid cannabis extract into Indonesia to a form of covert warfare (proxy war) deliberately engineered by international networks to destroy the future order of the nation. He cited the dark history of the Opium War in the 19th century, which once brought down a major world power as a result of dependence on addictive substances.

MUI Follows Up, Jatim Becomes an Example

Chairman of the MUI Fatwa Division Prof. KH Asrorun Niam Sholeh responded positively to the request. He confirmed that the request for a haram fatwa on electronic cigarettes would be brought to in-depth and comprehensive discussion, with various approaches to the threats and dangers of vape abuse in society.

The National Police chief commended the East Java MUI for its earlier firm measures on the vape ban, and expressed hope that the central MUI would follow suit. He also said that a proposal for a total ban had been submitted to the President and had received a positive response, and noted that more than 90 countries — including Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Brunei Darussalam — have banned vape operations.

Nevertheless, discussions at MUI Pusat have yet to produce a fatwa, with the matter still under study. The haram fatwa requested by the National Police chief is expected to strengthen the prevention of narcotics abuse through a religious approach, targeting the younger generation, who are the main target of distribution networks.