KPK raids bank and seizes assets worth Rp2 billion in Customs case

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) raided a safe deposit box at a bank in Medan, North Sumatra, on 20 April 2026, as part of the probe into alleged corruption within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise under the Ministry of Finance. In the safe deposit box, believed to belong to suspect RZL (Rizal), the investigators secured and seized precious metals, US dollars and Malaysian ringgit, as well as rupiah, with a total value of around Rp2 billion, KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told journalists in Jakarta on Tuesday. Budi explained that the KPK conducted the raid to bolster the evidence needed for the customs corruption investigation and as an initial step to recover state financial losses. Previously, on 4 February 2026, the KPK carried out a sting operation (OTT) within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance. During the operation, one of the parties apprehended was Rizal, Head of the West Sumatra Regional Customs Office. The following day, the KPK named six out of 17 apprehended individuals as suspects in the alleged bribery and gratifications case related to the importation of counterfeit goods within the Customs and Excise environment. They are Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise from 2024 to January 2026, Head of Subdirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and Head of Customs Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL). In addition, the KPK also named 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, as suspects. On 26 February 2026, the KPK named a new suspect, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of Excise Intelligence Section of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise. Subsequently, on 27 February 2026, the KPK revealed it was delving deeper into alleged corruption in excise management, including after seizing Rp5.19 billion in cash in five suitcases from a house in Ciputat, South Tangerang, believed to be related to the case.