Brimob Tactical Vehicles Guard Polda Metro Jaya Amid Major Corruption Raids

Polda Metro Jaya has increased security following raids on several locations related to the handling of alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) cases involving coal and Asabri. Based on observations, a tactical vehicle (rantis) was stationed at the vehicle entrance, a location where such a vehicle is not usually deployed. Security was also tightened around the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) building at Polda Metro Jaya, with several Brimob personnel armed with long-barrelled weapons seen on guard. Earlier in the morning, a tactical vehicle was also stationed at the main entrance for high-ranking officials, though it was no longer visible by midday. Security was further heightened when a tactical vehicle carrying evidence seized from a house in Parahyangan Golf 2, Sentul, Bogor, West Java, arrived at Polda Metro Jaya. Brimob personnel closely guarded the transfer of evidence to the Ditreskrimsus building. Increased security was also observed at the National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri), with additional personnel at vehicle and pedestrian access points and Todak armoured tactical vehicles stationed at entry points. Kadiv Humas Polri Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir stated that the presence of tactical vehicles and additional personnel is normal and in accordance with standard operating procedures, assuring the public that police services remain accessible. The searches were conducted jointly by the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor) and Polda Metro Jaya in relation to three cases: corruption and money laundering in the PLN BB case, the Asabri case from 2020 to 2025, and the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI, a subsidiary of Krakatau Steel. A total of 12 locations were raided. During a search at a café, police seized SGD 3.13 million, USD 889,965, and Rp259.15 million from safes, sealing the second floor. At a money changer, 71 items of evidence and 16 foreign currencies worth Rp7.2 billion were seized. At a house in Sentul, police found a locked safe containing 74 kg of gold bars, USD 4,767,300, SGD 14,083,800, and Rp100 million in cash, with a total estimated value of Rp476 billion, along with documents, mobile phones, and family photographs.