Customs Case: KPK Has Sent Summons to Cigarette Entrepreneurs
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has sent examination summons to cigarette entrepreneurs in connection with the investigation into the alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance.
“We have already sent summons to the cigarette entrepreneurs, if I’m not mistaken, those in Central Java and East Java,” said Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Monday (30/3).
Asep further stated that the examination of these cigarette entrepreneurs will take place at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta. “They will be examined here. The examination is here,” he said.
Previously, on 4 February 2026, the KPK conducted a tangkap tangan operation within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance.
On the same date, the KPK revealed that one of the individuals arrested in the operation was Rizal, Head of the West Sumatra Regional Customs Office.
They are Rizal (RZL) as Director of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise for the period 2024-January 2026, Head of Subdirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence of Customs and Excise Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and Head of Customs Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL).
Additionally, John Field (JF), owner of Blueray Cargo, Andri (AND), Chairman of the Import Documentation Team of Blueray Cargo, and Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operational Manager of Blueray Cargo.
On 26 February 2026, the KPK announced Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of Excise Intelligence Section of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise, as a new suspect in the case.
On 27 February 2026, the KPK announced that it is delving deeper into allegations of corruption in excise management. This deepening was conducted particularly after the seizure of Rp5.19 billion in five suitcases from a safe house in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, which is suspected to originate from customs and excise.