Police Discover Wall-Embedded Safe During Raid on de'Clan Cafe
Police conducted a search at the de’Clan Signature cafe in the Cipete area, South Jakarta, in connection with ongoing corruption investigations. During the raid, officers discovered a safe embedded within the wall of the establishment.
“That is correct,” confirmed the Head of the National Police Corruption Task Force, Inspector General Totok Suharylaranto, when asked on Wednesday (8/7/2026) whether a safe had indeed been found at the de’Clan Signature cafe.
Based on photographic evidence, the grey safe door was embedded in a corner of the cafe. The safe is equipped with a black colour-coded keypad for access.
The exterior of the safe door faces a corridor equipped with air conditioning. Four detectives from the National Police Corruption Task Force were present observing the safe on the second floor during the search.
“There may already be documentation regarding this safe. It was indeed concealed behind a cupboard; there was a safe, and it has been opened,” stated the Head of Public Relations for the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, at the scene.
Inside the safe, police found various documents and foreign currency suspected to be linked to the corruption cases under investigation. The foreign currency included Singapore dollars and United States dollars.
“It turns out there were several documents and a significant, almost fantastic, amount of stored cash. This includes Singapore dollars and US dollars,” he explained.
It is reported that police raided the cafe, a money changer, and several other locations today. The searches are linked to at least three separate cases.
Inspector General Totok noted that the investigation is being conducted as a joint operation with the Special Crimes Directorate of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. He stated that the cases involve alleged corruption in coal procurement leading to blackouts, the ASABRI case, and the debt settlement issue between PT CBS and PT KNI, a subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise Krakatau Steel.
“Currently, the National Police Corruption Task Force is conducting a joint investigation with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Special Crimes Directorate regarding corruption and money laundering cases. This includes the legal proceedings for the PLN BB case, the ASABRI case from 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI between 2020 and 2025,” he said.