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        "msgid": "30-juanda-customs-officers-questioned-in-illegal-used-mobile-phone-import-case-1782345047",
        "date": "2026-06-25 05:32:56",
        "title": "30 Juanda Customs Officers Questioned in Illegal Used Mobile Phone Import Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Police anti-corruption unit has questioned 30 customs officers and 20 private sector individuals in connection with an alleged scheme to illegally import used mobile phones through Juanda Airport. Investigators suspect importers used falsified documents and that complicit customs officials deliberately bypassed physical inspections. The probe has uncovered indications of bribe payments to state officials, with the illicit practice believed to have been ongoing from 2024 to 2026.",
        "content": "<p>At least 30 customs officers have been questioned as witnesses in a\ncorruption investigation into the illegal importation of used mobile\nphones, handled by the National Police\u2019s Corruption Crime Eradication\nCorps (Kortastipidkor).<\/p>\n<p>Brigadier General Mulya Hakim Solihin, a senior investigator at\nKortastipidkor, stated that in addition to personnel from Customs and\nExcise, around 20 individuals from the private sector have also been\nquestioned. \u201cThose who have been examined from Customs number around 30\npeople, and from the private sector around 20 people,\u201d Mulya said in\nSidoarjo on Wednesday (24\/6).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to questioning dozens of witnesses, police also searched\nfour locations: the Juanda Type Madya Customs Supervision and Service\nOffice (KPPBC), the Juanda Cargo Warehouse operated by PT JAS, and the\nhomes of two individuals with the initials MT and AY. MT is known to be\na private sector importer, while AY is a customs officer.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators stated that the importers are suspected of bringing\nused mobile phones from abroad through Juanda Customs using\nnon-compliant import documents. The goods were allegedly deliberately\nallowed through without physical inspection due to the involvement of\nindividuals within Customs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese importers brought in goods with documents that were not in\norder. Besides that, there was involvement of certain individuals,\nmeaning the mechanism should have included an inspection,\u201d Mulya said.\n\u201cBut in fact, no physical inspection was carried out. So the goods just\npassed through,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond document falsification, investigators have also found\nindications of bribe payments to state officials. This practice is\nsuspected to have been ongoing from 2024 to 2026. \u201cInvestigators have\nalso discovered alleged payments of sums of money to individual\nofficials or state administrators,\u201d the one-star police general\nstated.<\/p>\n<p>To date, no suspects have been named. Mulya stressed that the current\nprocess is still at the investigation stage to gather sufficient\nevidence and determine which parties can be held criminally liable.\nMeanwhile, the calculation of state losses is still underway with the\ninvolvement of expert assessors. \u201cKortastipidkor is committed to\nresolving this case transparently and without discrimination,\u201d he\nasserted.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/30-juanda-customs-officers-questioned-in-illegal-used-mobile-phone-import-case-1782345047",
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