Kudus Customs And Excise Fails To Deliver Illegal Cigarettes, Saves IDR 207.38 Million Potential State Loss

The Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC) of the Middle Type of Excise, Kudus, Central Java, shows evidence of illegal cigarettes (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC) for the Intermediate Type of Customs and Excise, Kudus, Central Java, thwarted the shipment of illegal cigarettes using private cars with a total of 309,375 cigarettes as evidence. Personally," said Head of the Intermediate Excise Service Office of Kudus, Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, in Kudus, reported by Antara, Friday, July 16. Then, he said, the team followed up on the location mentioned on Wednesday, July 4 by monitoring the Kudus-Jepara Highway. As a result, the team managed to secure the transportation means at 01.00 WIB in Mayong Kidul Village, Mayong District, Jepara Regency. While the driver fled and the car was abandoned so the engine was still running.

From the results of the inspection of the car, it was found that there were 309,375 cigarettes of 412.5 kilograms machine-made kretek cigarettes (SKM) which were packed into 17 large cartons. Currently, evidence of prosecution in the form of cigarettes along with means of transportation was brought to the Kudus Customs Office for further processing. . The estimated value of the goods is Rp. 315.56 million and the potential loss to the state that has been saved is Rp. 207.38 million. With this action, it is hoped that KPPBC Kudus can prevent illegal cigarettes from circulating in the market, and potential state losses in the form of excise levies and VAT on tobacco products can be saved. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kudus KPPBC continues to monitor illegal cigarettes because during the first semester of 2021, dozens of cases have been revealed.

Previously, the joint team had also succeeded in uncovering a similar case in Jekulo Village, Jekulo District, Kudus Regency, on July 8, 2021. From residential buildings owned by local villagers, 924,500 illegal SKM cigarettes were found packaged into several cartons. The value of the confiscated evidence was Rp. 942.99 million, while the potential loss to the state that was saved was Rp. 619.71 million.