KPK Raids Safe Deposit Box in Customs Corruption Case, Seizes Rp2 Billion in Cash and Precious Metals

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) raided a safe deposit box at a bank in Medan, North Sumatra, on 20 April 2026. The search is connected to the investigation of alleged corruption within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the team seized billions of rupiah in cash along with precious metals from the raid. “In the safe deposit box believed to belong to suspect RZL (Rizal), investigators secured and confiscated precious metals, US dollars, Malaysian ringgit, and rupiah, with a total value of around Rp2 billion,” Budi told reporters on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. Budi explained that the raid was conducted to strengthen the evidence needed for the corruption investigation in the Customs and Excise case, as well 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 individuals 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 apparatus. They are Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs and Excise from 2024 to January 2026; Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), Head of the Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Subdirectorate of Customs and Excise; and Orlando Hamonangan (ORL), Head of the Customs and Excise Intelligence Section. Additionally, the KPK named John Field (JF), owner of Blueray Cargo; Andri (AND), Chair of the Import Documentation Team at Blueray Cargo; and Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operations Manager of Blueray Cargo, as suspects. On 26 February 2026, the KPK named a new suspect, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of the Excise Intelligence Section of the Enforcement and Investigation Directorate of Customs and Excise. Subsequently, on 27 February 2026, the KPK revealed it was delving into alleged corruption in excise management, including after seizing Rp5.19 billion in cash from five suitcases at a house in Ciputat, South Tangerang, believed to be related to the case.