Funds in Human Trafficking Case to Libya Reach IDR 11.6 Billion

Police have revealed the flow of funds in a case of human trafficking to Libya. The funds flowed from transactions carried out by the suspects.

“From the investigation, we investigators found fund flows related to the non-procedural dispatch of Indonesian workers, from the suspects’ account transactions,” said the Director of General Criminal Investigation at Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Senior Commissioner Iman Imanuddin, on Friday (24/7/2026).

Iman said the total flow of funds in the case reached Rp 11.6 billion. The figure comes from the respective accounts of the suspects, R alias Ica and DY.

“One suspect had Rp 1.7 billion, which was obtained as profit by suspect DY. Then, from suspect Ica’s account, we also found transactions totalling Rp 9.9 billion,” he explained.

For each departure, suspect Ica received Rp 25 million. The money is believed to have come from a network in Libya for operational costs.

“Then, for each victim successfully dispatched, Ica herself made a profit of Rp 3-5 million per person or per head,” he explained.

“Meanwhile, another suspect, DY, also made a profit of Rp 2.5-3 million per person dispatched,” he added.

105 Illegal Migrant Workers Became Victims

Previously, hundreds of people fell victim to illegal human trafficking to Libya by the suspects R, or Ica, and DY. Jakarta Metropolitan Police said a total of 105 people had been sent abroad.

“Based on the investigation carried out by the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of Jakarta Metropolitan Police, it was revealed that the suspects had dispatched as many as 105 people,” said Senior Commissioner Iman Imanuddin.

Iman explained the breakdown of the 105 victims. First, 35 people were dispatched between August 2023 and June 2024.

“Then 50 people were dispatched between July 2024 and March 2025. Nine of the 50 had already been repatriated before their contracts ended — nine people were returned or sent home,” he explained.

The perpetrators then dispatched 20 people between April 2025 and May 2026. Of those 20, five have been repatriated before the end of their contracts.