Police Seize Rp476 Billion in Assets from House Raid in Sentul

Investigators from the Indonesian National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) seized gold bars, foreign currency, and cash worth approximately Rp476 billion from a house in the Sentul area of Bogor Regency, West Java, in the early hours of Thursday. Kortastipidkor Chief Inspector General Totok Suhatyanto revealed that the search and seizure at the luxury residence were part of an investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering. “We found a locked safe which, when opened, contained seven suitcases holding 74 kilograms of gold bars, 4,767,300 US dollars, 14,083,800 Singapore dollars, and Rp100 million in cash,” Totok said following the raid. According to Totok, the total value of the evidence found inside the safe is estimated at around Rp476 billion. In addition to the gold and cash, investigators secured a number of documents, mobile phones, and several family photos believed to be linked to the homeowner or the owner of the items stored in the safe. “The evidence will subsequently be seized,” Totok stated. The Sentul operation is part of a series of marathon searches conducted by a joint team from the National Police’s Kortastipidkor and the Metro Jaya Regional Police at 12 locations in Jakarta and its surrounding areas. The investigation is intertwined with several major cases, including alleged corruption at state-owned enterprises PT PLN (Persero), PT Asabri (Persero), and PT Krakatau Steel, as well as the settlement of debts owed by PT CBS to PT KNI. The Metro Jaya Police added that the investigation is a key focus for President Prabowo Subianto in his efforts to accelerate corruption eradication in the country, prompting the police to pursue the case intensively and progressively.