KPK Investigates Additional Safe Houses in Customs Bribery Case
The KPK has discovered a safe house connected to the alleged bribery case involving officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) at the Ministry of Finance, where Rp 5 billion in cash was found. The commission is continuing to investigate whether additional safe houses exist in connection with the case.
“There are indications that they used methods like this. We will conduct a deeper investigation to trace whether there are other safe houses,” KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto told reporters at the KPK Building in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Friday (20/2/2026).
Regarding the use of safe houses to store evidence, Setyo explained that such practices are not uncommon. However, he noted that it is the use of the term “safe house” that distinguishes this case.
“In my view, this is essentially just a matter of placement. The term ‘safe house’ is simply their own terminology,” Setyo explained.
“A safe house could be a house, an apartment, or any particular location — whether fixed or mobile — it could be anywhere, depending on the circumstances,” he added.
KPK Seizes Rp 5 Billion from Safe House
The KPK seized Rp 5 billion during a raid on a location in Ciputat, South Tangerang, in connection with the alleged bribery case involving DJBC officials at the Ministry of Finance. The KPK revealed that the location was one of the suspects’ safe houses.
“The money in suitcases secured during the investigators’ search operation was found at the safe house. The investigators will naturally examine the discovery of five suitcases containing money in greater depth,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo on Wednesday (18/2).
The KPK is still investigating the use of the safe house to store money allegedly obtained through bribery. Budi did not disclose the owner of the safe house.
“The parties involved also used it to store money allegedly linked to this case. Investigators will examine the suspected flow of money originating from or connected to the alleged corruption in the importation of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. This includes whether there are other parties who played a role in the scheme to manipulate goods entry channels,” he said.
The KPK reported seizing a number of items of evidence during the raid, including billions of rupiah transported in suitcases.
“During the search, the team secured evidence comprising five suitcases containing cash worth more than Rp 5 billion. The cash was in the form of rupiah, US dollars, Singapore dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and Malaysian ringgit,” said Budi on Friday (13/2).
In addition, the KPK seized electronic documents. The investigation team will subsequently analyse each piece of evidence found.
The KPK had previously revealed that the implicated customs officials rented a safe house specifically to store money and goods.
“Yes, it is suspected that these officials from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise prepared a safe house to store items such as money and precious metals. It was specifically prepared as a storage facility,” said Budi Prasetyo at a press conference at the KPK building on Thursday (5/2).
In total, there are six suspects in the case:
- Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) from 2024 to January 2026;
- Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), Head of the Intelligence Sub-directorate for Enforcement and Investigation at DJBC;
- Orlando (ORL), Head of the Intelligence Section at DJBC;
- Jhon Field (JF), owner of PT Blueray;
- Andri (AND), Head of the Import Documentation Team at PT Blueray;
- Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operations Manager at PT Blueray.
The KPK alleges the bribery was carried out to facilitate the entry of illegal and counterfeit goods into Indonesia. The commission has seized evidence worth approximately Rp 40.5 billion in connection with the case.