Police Raid 87 Containers at Tanjung Priok in Palm Oil Export Manipulation Probe
Jakarta – The investigation into alleged data manipulation of palm oil derivative exports has entered a new phase. The Directorate of Specific Crimes (Dittipidter) of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) raided 87 containers belonging to PT Mitra Mentari Sentosa (MMS) at Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta, and seized approximately 300 documents suspected to be linked to the company’s export activities.
The operation was carried out on Thursday, 25 June 2026, as part of the probe into suspected under-invoicing, or manipulation of export values, of crude palm oil (CPO) derivative products in the form of fatty matter. The search was conducted based on Police Report Number LP/A/54/IV/2026/SPKT.DITTIPIDTER/BARESKRIM POLRI dated 13 April 2026.
Commissioner Setyo K. Heriyatno, Head of Sub-Directorate I of Dittipidter Bareskrim, stated that the investigative team went directly to Tanjung Priok Port to verify the conformity of export data with customs documents and the physical condition of the goods in the field.
“Investigators coordinated with Customs and Excise to obtain data required for the investigation process and to check the containers related to the case,” he said on Friday, 26 June 2026.
According to him, the physical inspection of the dozens of containers is a crucial part of the evidence-gathering process for the alleged export violations currently being investigated. “The physical container checks are carried out to ensure the conformity between the export documents and the goods that are the object of the investigation,” he said.
In addition to inspecting the containers, investigators also secured around 300 export documents in the form of Export Declaration Notifications (PEB) for the fatty matter commodity. The seized documents did not only originate from PT MMS but also from several other companies suspected of being linked to the export activities. All the documents are now being examined to trace the series of export activities that are the subject of the case.
“The documents we have secured will be examined and analysed further for evidentiary purposes and to complete the case file,” he said.
To date, investigators are still studying the seized documents, customs data, and the results of the physical container inspections. Bareskrim is also open to expanding the case should the involvement of other parties be discovered.