KPK Reveals Source of Rp5 Billion in Five Suitcases in Customs Import Bribery Case
The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has disclosed fresh details regarding the discovery of Rp5 billion in cash stored in five suitcases. The money was found during a search of a safe house in connection with an alleged bribery case involving goods import manipulation within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed that the substantial sum is closely linked to illegal activities in the customs and excise sector. “The money found and secured during the search is suspected to originate from manipulated customs and excise processing procedures,” Budi stated at KPK headquarters in South Jakarta on Friday, 27 February 2026.
Based on investigators’ findings, the secured funds are strongly suspected to originate from various customs and excise administration processes that were manipulated. Budi explained that the funds are mixed together and connected to several suspects previously designated.
The KPK is currently conducting a detailed investigation into which specific customs processes served as the source of the fund flows. Investigation efforts are directed at mapping all unlawful receipts involving officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
“The funds are mixed in there, and investigators will continue to examine these matters further, particularly regarding the receipts involved,” Budi said.
Previously, the KPK had developed a case involving alleged bribery in goods import at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Budiman Bayu Prasojo, an employee of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, was arrested.
Investigators brought Prasojo directly to KPK headquarters following his arrest. Before enforcement action was taken, the KPK had already designated Budiman as a suspect.
The KPK has established six suspects in the case: Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise; Sispiran Subiaksono (SIS), Head of Enforcement Intelligence Subdivision at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise; and Orlando Hamonangan (ORL), Head of Intelligence Section at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
The remaining suspects are John Field, owner of PT Blueray; Andri (AND), Head of Blueray’s Documentation Team; and Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operational Manager of Blueray. They are implicated in the alleged bribery case related to goods import at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.