Largest in History: Customs Uncovers Smuggling of 190 kg of Gold

Customs at Jakarta claim to have foiled an attempt to illegally export hundreds of kilograms of gold through Halim Perdanakusuma Airport on Monday (27/4/2026). According to Customs data, this is the largest gold export foiling in Indonesia’s history. In the enforcement action, officers secured evidence consisting of 60.3 kg of jewellery and 130.262 kg of gold coins, saving the state from a potential loss of Rp41 billion. Director of Enforcement and Investigation (P2) of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) Priyono Triatmojo stated that the action began with information about a planned shipment of six packages containing gold jewellery and gold coins that were allegedly not declared in the Export Goods Notification (PEB) documents. Priyono revealed that the goods were scheduled to be transported using a chartered aircraft with registration number N117LR, set to take off at 14:30 WIB. Following up on the information, officers immediately conducted a thorough inspection of the aircraft’s cargo in the apron area of Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. “From the thorough inspection, officers found six packages of gold jewellery in the form of bracelets, totalling 611 pieces with a total weight of 60.3 kg valued at US$8.94 million, and 2,971 gold coins with a total weight of 130.262 kg valued at US$19.40 million,” said Priyono during a press conference on Tuesday (28/4/2026).