KPK Says It Had Mapped Corruption Patterns in Goods Imports from 2016 to 2020

Jakarta (ANTARA) — The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it had mapped the patterns of alleged corruption related to goods importation through a study covering the 2016–2020 period. KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo therefore said the anti-graft agency views the case of alleged bribery and gratuities related to the import of counterfeit goods within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) at the Ministry of Finance as similar to the findings of the 2016–2020 study.

“Similar patterns had in fact been mapped by the KPK through a study on ‘Corruption potential in the import trade of horticultural products for the 2016–2020 period,’” he told journalists in Jakarta on Sunday.

He explained that the similar patterns involve the manipulation of import clearance lanes, allowing a number of goods to automatically bypass inspections that determine counterfeit or illegal status. Additionally, the same pattern involves alleged routine payments to a number of parties within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to maintain the import lane arrangements.

Meanwhile, he said the counterfeit goods import case is expected to serve as a catalyst for strengthening the reform of import governance and national customs services going forward. This, he continued, had also been conveyed in the 2016–2020 study.

“In that study, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise was positioned as the main gateway for the flow of imported goods, making oversight in this sector crucial to ensure trade is not conducted haphazardly,” he said.

He continued, “In that context, the KPK emphasized the importance of integrated oversight of horticultural commodities—not only by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, but also by the Ministry of Agriculture as the technical commodity authority, as well as the Ministry of Trade regarding the issuance of import approvals.”

Previously, on February 4, 2026, the KPK confirmed it conducted a sting operation within the Ministry of Finance’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise. On the same date, the KPK revealed that one of those arrested was Rizal, Head of the DJBC Western Sumatra Regional Office.

On February 5, 2026, the KPK announced that six of the 17 individuals arrested were subsequently named suspects in the case of alleged bribery and gratuities related to the import of counterfeit goods within DJBC. They are Rizal (RZL) in his capacity as Director of Enforcement and Investigation at DJBC for the 2024–January 2026 period, Head of the DJBC Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Subdirectorate Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and Head of the DJBC Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL). Additionally, Blueray Cargo owner John Field (JF), Blueray Cargo Import Documentation Team Leader Andri (AND), and Blueray Cargo Operations Manager Dedy Kurniawan (DK).