Fraudulent BLN Cooperative in operation since 2018, 160,000 transactions

An illegal fundraising operation run by the Bahana Lintas Nusantara (BLN) cooperative has involved as many as 160,000 transactions from 2018 to 2025, with a total turnover of Rp 4.6 trillion, according to Kombes Djoko Julianto, Director of Criminal Investigation’s Special Crimes Directorate (Direskrimsus Polda Jateng). He told DetikJateng on Thursday, 21 May 2026.

Additionally, Djoko disclosed that there are 17 ‘bodong’ BLN branches in Central Java. The Central Java Police’s Direskrimsus is handling the three largest branches, which involved tens of thousands of victims, namely in Salatiga, Boyolali, and Solo Raya.

‘The Salatiga branch: residents who deposited funds numbered 11,999; in the Boyolali branch, 1,200; and in Solo Raya, 2,435,’ Djoko said.

He noted that the total number of victims of this bogus cooperative scheme reached 41,000, with other victims located across Indonesia.

‘Overall victims total 41,000 spread across various regions in Indonesia. There are other victims outside Central Java Province, including Bali, East Java, DIY, Lampung, West Kalimantan, NTT, and others,’ he explained.

Losses from the illegal fundraising activities by BLN are still being audited. The calculation is being conducted by an independent public accounting firm.

‘The losses from these illegal activities are still in the audit process by an independent public accounting firm,’ he added.

In this case, the chairperson of the Bahana Lintas Nusantara (BLN) cooperative for 2018-2025, NNP (53), and the head of BLN Salatiga branch, D (55), have been named suspects. They face charges under Banking, fraud and embezzlement, and TPPU, with penalties of up to 15 years’ imprisonment and fines up to Rp 200 billion.