Police Seized 7 Buses Resulting from TPPU Import of Used Clothing from the South Korean-Bali Network

DENPASAR - The Special Economic Crime Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has seized seven buses suspected of being the result of money laundering or TPPU in the illegal import of used clothing from South Korea and Bali.

Director of Special Economic Crime of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Brigjen Ade Safri Simanjuntak, said that in addition to being involved in the import of used clothes, the suspect ZT disguised the money from the illegal import through PTKYM which operates in the public transportation sector in the form of intercity buses.

"The profits from the sale of illegal goods are used by the suspect ZT to expand the business through PTKYM which is engaged in the bus transportation and clothing store business," said Ade, Monday, December 15.

The buses shown to reporters in Denpasar, said Ade, operate on the Surabaya-Bandung and Surabaya-Jakarta routes.

The total assets seized by the officers from the suspect ZT worth Rp15 billion which has been operating since 2021 to November 2025.

The suspect also laundered money by disguising several transactions using accounts in the name of others so that the profits from the sale of illegal goods were mixed and seemed to come from the results of PTKYM's business and from the clothing store.

Apart from ZT, another suspect who has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police is SB. Both of them have addresses in Tabanan, Bali.

Both suspects have made orders for goods to South Korean citizens with initials KDS and KIM.

During 2021 to 2025, the total transaction for the sale and purchase of used clothing reached Rp. 669 billion. Used goods ordered by South Korean citizens were sent to Indonesia via Malaysia, with the final destination being the warehouses owned by suspects ZT and SB located in Tabanan, Bali.

Furthermore, the used clothing is sold to traders in Bali and other regions in Indonesia.

The proceeds from the sale of used clothing by the suspect were purchased in the form of land, buildings, cars, and buses.

The suspects were charged with Article 111 jo Article 47 paragraph (1) and/or Article 112 paragraph (2) jo Article 51 paragraph (2) of Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning Trade. Then, Article 3, Article 4 and Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering Crimes.

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