Indonesian Customs thwarts attempt to smuggle 17.55kg gold bars to Hong Kong

Officials arranged gold bar evidence during a press release regarding the thwarting of a gold smuggling attempt to Hong Kong at the Customs Office of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday (26/5/2026). The Directorate General of Customs, in collaboration with Soekarno-Hatta International Airport’s Aviation Security, successfully thwarted and secured 17.55 kilograms of gold bars worth Rp45.73 billion intended for smuggling to Hong Kong by 11 Chinese nationals and one Indonesian citizen. Head of the Main Service Office of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Customs, Hengky Tomuan Parlindungan Aritonang (centre), accompanied by the Head of the Inspection and Enforcement Section at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Customs, I Putu Agus Arjaya (left), and Screening and Surveillance Division Supervisor at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Deddy (right), provided a press statement regarding the thwarting of the gold smuggling attempt to Hong Kong at the Customs Office of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday (26/5/2026). The Directorate General of Customs, in collaboration with Soekarno-Hatta International Airport’s Aviation Security, successfully thwarted and secured 17.55 kilograms of gold bars worth Rp45.73 billion intended for smuggling to Hong Kong by 11 Chinese nationals and one Indonesian citizen.