Police Discover Hidden Safe in Sentul Linked to Coal Corruption Case

Police have discovered a large safe hidden behind a wooden panel during a raid on a house in Sentul, Bogor Regency, West Java. The discovery is part of a joint investigation by the Metro Jaya Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate and the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Task Force into corruption and money laundering cases.

Kabid Humas Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Budi Hermanto, confirmed the discovery of the safe but declined to disclose further details about its exact location. “This is part of the search activities carried out by the joint team,” he said in a short message on Wednesday (8/7).

The raid in Sentul was one of 12 locations searched by investigators. Other sites included the offices of PT CBS in Cengkareng and Penjaringan, the office of PT KNI in Central Jakarta, a house in Serpong Utara, a café in Cipete, a money changer in Cipete, a house in Mega Kuningan, an office in Kuningan, a house in Gandaria Selatan, and an apartment in Pacific Place.

From the searches at the café and money changer, police seized cash totalling IDR 67.2 billion, comprising rupiah, US dollars, and Singapore dollars. “We seized SGD 3,130,000 in SGD 100 denominations, USD 889,965, and IDR 259,159,000 in cash. When converted, this amounts to almost IDR 60 billion from the de’Clan location,” stated Kakortastipidkor Polri, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, at the search site in Cipete on Wednesday evening. “At the money changer, there were 71 items of evidence and 16 foreign currencies, totalling around IDR 7.2 billion.”

In addition to the cash, police also seized documents and electronic devices for further investigation. The joint investigation is handling three cases: corruption and money laundering related to the legal process of a PLN coal case, the Asabri case from 2020 to 2025, and alleged corruption in the debt settlement process between PT CBS and PT KNI from 2020 to 2025.