KPK Uncovers Trail of 20 Freight Forwarders in Customs Corruption Case as Senior Officials Face Questioning

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has uncovered approximately 20 freight forwarder companies, providers of import shipping services, suspected of involvement in a corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance. The disclosure was made by KPK’s Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, Asep Guntur Rahayu, during a statement at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Monday, 1 June 2026. According to Asep, these freight forwarder companies are spread across various regions in Indonesia and operate at several ports. ‘There are around 20 or more forwarders nationwide, at every port. We are also requesting statements from them,’ Asep said. The statement indicates that the investigation into alleged bribery and gratification within the Customs Directorate is expanding and not limited to a single company. Asep revealed the KPK has summoned senior officials from several freight forwarder companies suspected of involvement in the case. According to him, the questioning primarily targeted individuals from companies not directly linked to PT Blueray Cargo. ‘Some senior officials from other forwarders have already been questioned. Some may have been approached outside or met here when they were summoned as witnesses,’ he said. The KPK is currently investigating the extent of involvement of these import shipping service companies in alleged corruption practices implicating several Customs officials and private sector parties. The case originated from a KPK raid on 4 February 2026 at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise under the Ministry of Finance. A day after the raid, the KPK named six suspects from the 17 individuals detained during the operation. The suspects comprised Customs officials and private sector individuals. Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Customs Directorate (2024-January 2026), who was then Head of the West Sumatra Customs Regional Office. Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), Head of the Customs Intelligence, Enforcement, and Investigation Sub-Directorate. Orlando Hamonangan (ORL), Head of the Customs Intelligence Section. John Field (JF), owner of Blueray Cargo. Andri (AND), Head of Blueray Cargo’s Import Documentation Team. Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operations Manager at Blueray Cargo.