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De Tonga Hotel and Bar Management
reported the action of closing a nightclub by the Medan Police Narcotics Unit following the raid carried out on Friday (12/12), to the Propam Division of the National Police Headquarters.
General Manager of De Tonga Hotel and Bar, Syamsu Bahri Polem, said that the report was made because he felt aggrieved that the place was closed even though he was not involved in distributing drugs.
He explained that the incident started when Tuesday (9/12), there were a number of customers who booked the VIP room and asked whether narcotics were available for purchase or not.
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“Asking whether we provide narcotics or Inex. Our staff answered no, we only sell drinks,” he told reporters, Monday (22/12).
Syamsu said the same thing happened again the next day and De Tonga staff continued to explain that there were no narcotics sales.
On the third day, he said, the police carried out a raid and found narcotics that came from outside and did not involve De Tonga management or employees.
“The goods came from outside, there was no involvement from our management or staff,” he said.
Afterwards, Syamsu said that the Medan Police sealed the VIP room along with all areas of the restaurant, bar and kitchen even without showing a letter of assignment and minutes of action.
He explained that this sealing had a direct impact on business operations and employee livelihoods.Syamsu said that his employees had not been able to work for a living for almost two weeks.
“Since the closure, our employees have not been able to work to support their children and wives. All our business permits are complete and official,” he said.
Therefore, he reported the sealing action to the Propam Division of the National Police Headquarters to obtain legal certainty.The report is registered with Complaint Number 251222000015 dated December 22, 2025.
He emphasized that De Tonga Hotel and Bar was in no way involved in buying and selling drugs and he hoped that the operations of the business premises could soon return to normal so that employees could carry out their normal activities.
“We came to the National Police Headquarters to seek protection and justice. We hope that the National Police Chief and the Propam Division Head will immediately follow up on this case,” he explained.
Previously, the Medan Police Narcotics Unit arrested seven people for drug trafficking when they raided the De Tonga nightclub, on Jalan Sei Belutu, Medan Selayang District, Medan City.
Head of the Medan Police Narcotics Unit, Commissioner Rafli Yusuf Nugraha, said the raid was carried out with a team from Medan Customs and Excise as part of an operation ahead of Christmas and New Year, Friday (12/12) evening.
“Last night we revealed that there was drug trafficking within THM and it involved insiders who worked at THM De Tonga,” he explained.
“Seven people were arrested, four of whom were workers at THM. Then, there were three people whose urine tests were positive for drugs,” he added.
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