Amran Raids Matraman Home Suspected of Repackaging SPHP Rice

Agriculture Minister and National Food Agency (Bapanas) chief Amran Sulaiman inspected a home in the Kayu Manis area of Matraman, East Jakarta, on Wednesday (28 October 2026). The property is suspected of being used to repackage rice from the Food Supply and Price Stabilisation (SPHP) programme as premium rice.

Amran arrived at about 11.12am local time. Outside the house, he immediately asked for the gate to be opened so he could inspect the activity and evidence inside.

A number of sacks of white rice were piled up at the site. Sacks of SPHP rice had apparently been opened, and packaging was scattered across the floor.

Amran inspected the rice with police officers and also viewed sacks being transported by lorry. The rice is suspected of having been repackaged for sale as premium rice.

“This is being mixed, isn’t it?” Amran said as he examined the site.

Amran said SPHP rice, which should sell for Rp12,500 per kilogram, was allegedly being repackaged and sold as premium rice for Rp17,000 per kilogram.

“SPHP rice is subsidised by the government. Its price should be Rp12,500 [per kilogram], but it is being sold for Rp17,000 [per kilogram] after being mixed,” he said.

Amran said the initial report he had received indicated that 600 tonnes of rice had been found. He suspected the total quantity repackaged by the network could reach thousands of tonnes.

“The report I received earlier was 600 tonnes. But that is what we have now. So this must already amount to thousands of tonnes,” Amran said.

He also said the SPHP rice was suspected of coming from a Bulog warehouse in Kelapa Gading. However, he stressed that the police still needed to investigate whether other parties, including Bulog employees, were involved.

“It came from the warehouse in Kelapa Gading, for now. But it is possible this is happening elsewhere too,” he said.

Amran urged police to investigate the case across the wider network. He said anyone found to be involved must face firm action, including any employees of government agencies.

He said the suspected repackaging harmed the public because SPHP rice is subsidised and intended to keep food affordable, particularly for low-income households.

According to Amran, police had arrested a suspect. He called for the investigation to continue to identify everyone involved, as well as the distribution channels through which the rice was allegedly sold as premium rice.

“The suspect has been arrested. But we need to pursue this and get to the root of it,” he said.