KPK Seizes Rp 5 Billion in Cash from Safe House in Ciputat

Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized Rp 5.19 billion in cash stored in five suitcases from a safe house in Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan, in connection with a bribery case at the Directorate General of Customs (DJBC). The KPK displayed the seized funds at a press conference on Friday, 27 February 2026, as part of the detention hearing for a new suspect: Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of the Intelligence Section of the Customs Supervision and Investigation Division (P2) at the DJBC.

The money, predominantly in Rp 100,000 denominations, was stored in five suitcases of varying colours—grey, dark blue, and black. The seizure also included vehicle registration documents (BPKB) that were confiscated by the KPK.

Asep Guntur Rahayu, KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, explained that the funds were seized following searches at the safe houses. The KPK initially searched a safe house in Central Jakarta, then proceeded to the Ciputat area, where the cash-filled suitcases were discovered.

According to investigators’ findings, in early February 2026, Budiman allegedly ordered Salida Asmoaji (SA), an employee in the Customs Supervision and Investigation Division, to “clean” the safe house in Central Jakarta. SA subsequently transferred the funds to another safe house located in an apartment in the Ciputat area.

The KPK suspects Budiman instructed SA to manage money from business owners whose products are subject to excise duties and importers. The funds were originally stored at the Central Jakarta safe house under Budiman’s direction and were allegedly used as operational funds.

“The money is suspected to originate from corruption related to the arrangement of import route clearance or customs procedures and excise management,” said Asep. Investigators discovered more than Rp 5.19 billion in cash in various foreign and Indonesian currencies across the two safe house locations.

Budiman has been charged under Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 20(c) of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code. He was arrested on Thursday, 26 February, at approximately 16:00 Western Indonesia Time.