Corruption Case: Anti-Corruption Commission Seizes Vehicle and 78,000 Singapore Dollars
Jakarta — Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized one vehicle and 78,000 Singapore dollars in cash in connection with an alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Finance Ministry.
“Today, Monday (16 March), investigators conducted the seizure of a four-wheeled vehicle and cash totalling 78,000 Singapore dollars, equivalent to approximately 1 billion rupiah,” KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo told journalists in Jakarta on Monday.
Budi explained that the seizure was conducted by the KPK as part of efforts to recover state financial losses.
He stated that the KPK would continue to develop the customs case by tracing the roles of other parties and tracking the flow of money from the alleged corruption.
“Particularly, corruption in the customs sector not only degrades the potential state revenue, but also has a negative impact on competitiveness and the national business climate, including for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia,” he said.
Previously, on 4 February 2026, the KPK conducted a sting operation within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Finance Ministry.
On the same date, the KPK revealed that one of those arrested in the sting operation was the Head of the West Sumatra Customs Regional Office, Rizal.
On 5 February 2026, the KPK announced that six of the 17 people arrested were subsequently designated as suspects in an alleged bribery and gratification case related to the import of counterfeit goods within the Customs authority.
They were Rizal (RZL) as Director of Enforcement and Investigation at Customs for the period 2024–January 2026, Head of the Subdirectorate of Intelligence in Enforcement and Investigation at Customs Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and Head of the Customs Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL).
The suspects also included Blueray Cargo owner John Field (JF), Chair of the Blueray Cargo Import Documentation Team Andri (AND), and Operations Manager of Blueray Cargo Dedy Kurniawan (DK).
On 26 February 2026, the KPK announced that the Head of the Excise Intelligence Section at the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP) had been designated as a new suspect in the case.
On 27 February 2026, the KPK announced it was investigating alleged corruption in excise administration. The investigation was undertaken particularly following the seizure of 5.19 billion rupiah in five suitcases from a safe house in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, which was suspected to have originated from customs and excise operations.