The suspect, identified only by his initials RR, was intercepted on\nMonday at Terminal 2F after arriving on a flight from Thailand.<\/p>\n
Custom officers flagged his baggage using risk-based profiling and\ndetected suspicious, dense stacks through an X-ray scan.<\/p>\n
A subsequent physical search in a private inspection room uncovered\n3,500 bills of $100 denominations, valued at approximately 6.3 billion\nrupiah.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe passenger had no permit, nor did he declare the funds to customs\nofficers,\u201d Head of Soekarno-Hatta Customs and Excise Hengky Tomuan\nParlindungan Aritonang said at a press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n
The agency has seized the currency and is working alongside Bank\nIndonesia and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center\n(PPATK)\u2014the country\u2019s financial intelligence unit\u2014to probe potential\nlinks to transnational crime or money laundering.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the foreign national\u2019s statements keep changing, we have\nreported this to PPATK,\u201d Aritonang explained. \u201cPPATK will delve deeper\ninto his profile and financial history to see if there are any\nconnections to criminal activity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under Indonesian law, individuals carrying cash or payment\ninstruments worth 100 million rupiah or more into or out of the country\nmust declare it to customs.<\/p>\n
Additionally, authorities hold strict oversight powers to screen\ncross-border cash flows against active terrorism financing\nwatchlists.<\/p>\n
If the investigation proves the suspect deliberately evaded\ndeclaration without a corporate permit, he faces compounding\nadministrative fines under current banking and customs regulations.<\/p>\n
The maximum combined penalty of 600 million rupiah will be deducted\ndirectly from the seized cash and deposited into the state treasury.<\/p>\n
Translator: Azmi Syamsul, Resinta Sulistiyandari<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-customs-investigate-thai-man-over-us-350k-undeclared-cash-1782456615", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }