Origins of Thousands of Illegal Motorcycles in South Jakarta Warehouse: Dismantled and Exported

Police have revealed the origins of illegal motorcycles stored in a warehouse owned by a company located on Jalan Kemandoran VIII, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta. The motorcycles were obtained from collectors who diverted vehicles serving as fiduciary collateral.

“Initially, there were those vehicles; the receiver got them from collectors, who in turn sourced some from dealers and some from individuals. The origins of the vehicles are suspected to partly result from the diversion of vehicles with fiduciary guarantees,” said Deputy Head of the Ranmor Subdirectorate of the Ditreskrimum of Metro Jaya Police, AKBP Noor Maghantara, to reporters on Monday (11/5/2026).

However, the police are still investigating whether the motorcycles were handed over directly by the vehicle owners or not. The police are also probing the possibility of illegal access in the case.

“But we are still delving into the source—whether the vehicle owners themselves applied for financing or if there was illegal access using those individuals’ data for loans,” he explained.

The police have named WS as a suspect in the case. WS is known as the director of the company that managed the purchase, storage, and export of the vehicles abroad.

The police are still developing leads on other parties involved in the case. The police seized 1,494 illegal motorcycles from the warehouse.

Exported to Africa

Police have uncovered that the illegal motorcycle warehouse owned by the company on Jalan Kemandoran VIII, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, has been operating since 2022. The company has exported 99,000 illegal motorcycles abroad since 2022.

“The duration of sales conducted by the suspect since 2022 involves around 99,000 two-wheeled motor vehicles,” said Head of Criminal Investigation of Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Iman Imannudin.

Iman stated that the company obtained the vehicles in whole form from collectors. The vehicles were then ‘dismantled’ to ease the shipping process abroad.

“For the vehicles, they were obtained intact. According to the suspect’s statement, those that were disassembled were to facilitate shipping,” said Iman.

Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Budi Hermanto, added that the illegal vehicles were shipped to the Tahiti islands and the country of Togo on the African continent. The police are still investigating the suspected involvement of other parties in the collection and export process of the vehicles.

“The suspect stored thousands of these vehicles in a special warehouse. Some vehicles were also disassembled into components to make them easier to pack or disguise. They were then sent illegally to international markets, including to countries such as Tahiti and Togo,” he said.