1,494 Illegal Motorcycles Seized by Police in South Jakarta, Intended for Smuggling to Africa

Jakarta - Police seized 1,494 motorcycles from an illegal storage warehouse on Jalan Kemandoran VIII, Grogol Utara, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.

The Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, stated that the motorcycles were intended for illegal sale abroad.

“These vehicles were collected and prepared for smuggling out of the country without valid ownership documents,” Budi said during a press conference at the location on Monday (11/5/2026).

Further, the Director of General Criminal Investigation of Metro Jaya Police, Senior Commissioner Iman Imanudin, explained that the motorcycles were obtained by the receiver using other people’s identities.

This is because, upon inspection, the director of PT Indobike 26, as the receiver, could not prove ownership of the thousands of motorcycles.

“The suspect also could not show proof of motor vehicle ownership attached to the vehicles, the fiduciary lien,” Iman said on the same occasion.

Of the thousands of motorcycles seized, 150 were registered with identities.

Police are still investigating the origin of the motorcycles, both legal and illegal, such as fraud, forgery, and the use of personal data.

“From our examination so far, there are about 150 vehicles that have names on them. However, we have not found evidence of ownership of those motor vehicles,” Iman said.

A total of 99,000 motorcycles have been distributed abroad, with profits of Rp26 billion.

Conversely, the state has suffered losses of up to Rp177 billion due to the loss of potential state tax revenue and export customs duties for the exported goods.

This is because the thousands of motorcycles are suspected to have been obtained from the crime of diverting fiduciary collateral objects without the written approval of the fiduciary recipient.

The suspect is charged under Article 391 of the Criminal Code on forgery, Article 486 on embezzlement, Article 591 on receiving stolen goods, and Article 607 on money laundering offences (TPPU).

WS is also charged under Articles 35 and 36 of Law No. 42 of 1999 on Fiduciary Guarantees, as well as Articles 65 Paragraph (2) and 67 Paragraph (2) of Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection.