KPK Seizes Safe Deposit Box in Medan Bank Related to Customs Corruption Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized a safe deposit box (SDB) related to a case of alleged corruption in imports at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu). The SDB was seized by the KPK from one of the bank offices in the Medan area, North Sumatra. KPK spokesperson Budi Presetyo explained that the SDB was seized by investigators during a search yesterday, Monday (20/4), at one of the bank offices in the Medan area. The SDB is believed to belong to suspect RZ. “The SDB believed to belong to suspect RZ,” Budi told reporters on Tuesday (21/4/2026). Budi stated that the SDB contained numerous pieces of evidence, ranging from precious metals to Singapore dollars foreign currency. “Investigators secured and seized precious metals, SGD and Ringgit foreign currency, as well as Rupiah currency with a total value of around Rp 2 billion,” Budi said. He explained that this search is an effort to strengthen the evidence needed in the investigation of this case. At the same time, the seizure of this evidence is a progressive initial step in asset recovery efforts. For information, the KPK initially named six suspects after conducting a sting operation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) in the import bribery case. The KPK secured evidence in this bribery case totaling Rp 40.5 billion. “In addition, the KPK team also secured evidence from the residences of RZL, ORL, and PT BR as well as other locations, because there are several locations, like safe houses. Believed to be related to this criminal act, totaling Rp 40.5 billion,” said Acting Deputy for Enforcement KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu at the Merah Putih Building of the KPK, Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday (5/2). The evidence secured by the KPK is detailed as follows: - Cash in the form of Rp 1.89 billion - Cash in the form of USD 182,900 - Cash in the form of SGD 1.48 million - Cash in the form of JPY 550,000 - Precious metals weighing 2.5 kg or equivalent to Rp 7.4 billion - Precious metals weighing 2.8 kg or equivalent to Rp 8.3 billion - 1 luxury watch worth Rp 138 million The KPK stated that this case originated from a criminal conspiracy among the suspects to arrange the planning of import routes for goods entering Indonesia. With this conditioning, goods brought by PT Blueray are suspected of not undergoing physical inspection. “Thus, goods suspected to be fake, counterfeit, and illegal could enter Indonesia without checks by customs officers,” he said. After the red lane conditioning occurred, there were several meetings and handovers of money from PT Blueray to customs officials in the period December 2025-February 2026 at various locations. “The receipt of this money was also carried out routinely every month as an ‘allowance’ for the officials at DJBC,” he added.