Police Anti-Corruption Unit Raids Juanda Customs Office Over Illegal Communication Device Imports

The Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipidkor) of the Indonesian National Police Headquarters searched the Type Madya Pabean Juanda Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC) in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Wednesday (24/6/2026). The search was conducted to investigate alleged bribery and corruption related to the smuggling of 76,756 illegal mobile phones from China worth Rp235.8 billion, belonging to PT TSL. Kortas Tipidkor Operations Head Commissioner Ahmad Yusuf Afandi stated the search was carried out to complete evidence and locate documents and assets connected to the illegal activity. ‘We are conducting the search to complete the evidence and find documents. If there are any remaining funds, we will seize them as well,’ Yusuf said in Sidoarjo on Wednesday (24/6). Yusuf explained that the handling of the PT TSL case is divided into several clusters. Previously, the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes (Dittipideksus) of the Criminal Investigation Agency focused on the illegal trade commodity. Now, Kortas Tipidkor has stepped in to uncover the alleged involvement of customs authority officials, including tracing elements of state losses, bribery, and gratuities. ‘The Special Economic Crimes unit handled the trade aspect. We at Kortas Tipidkor are specifically handling the corruption, state losses, and the elements of bribery and gratuities,’ Yusuf said. The case originated from the discovery of tens of thousands of smuggled used mobile phones without Indonesian National Standard (SNI) labels entering through the Juanda Airport air cargo terminal. In April 2026, Dittipideksus raided PT TSL’s office at the Surya Inti Permata complex on Jalan Raya Juanda, Sidoarjo. PT TSL is suspected of using several shell companies to facilitate the smuggling operation. To date, investigators have named two suspects: DCP, the importer of the used goods without SNI certification, and SJ, the distributor. Officers seized evidence including 56,557 iPhones, 1,625 Android phones, and thousands of illegal spare parts. Kortas Tipidkor investigators are currently examining document flows and mapping the involvement of other parties. Police have also indicated the possibility of naming additional suspects if strong evidence of bribery or gratuity payments in the circulation of these illegal goods is found.