KPK Finds Indonesian Rupiah, Dollars to Gold During the OTT of Customs Officials 

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found money in various denominations when it held a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) in Jakarta on Wednesday, February 4. The silent operation is said to be related to the import of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC).

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the findings were obtained when the KPK team secured 17 people, with 12 of them being employees of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise and five others from PT BR.

As for the PT BR in question, namely Blueray Cargo. This company is said to handle the import of goods from a number of countries such as China to Thailand.

"The team also secured evidence, including cash in rupiah currency, and several foreign currencies such as USD, SGD, and JPY as well as in the form of precious metals," Budi told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, February 5.

Budi said that dozens of people were still being intensively investigated. However, the KPK has named suspects through a case title or forum expose which was attended by structural ranks who handled the action.

"KPK has exposed and determined the legal status of the parties who were secured in 1x24 hours," he said.

"We will convey the full construction, chronology, and parties who are designated as suspects in the afternoon conference later," continued Budi.

As previously reported, the KPK held a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) at the DJBC Ministry of Finance Headquarters, on General Ahmad Yani Street, Rawamangun, East Jakarta and Lampung on Wednesday, February 4.

From this activity, the KPK secured a number of parties and evidence in the form of cash in various denominations of rupiah and foreign currencies to precious metals weighing 3 kilograms.

From the information collected, one of the parties who was secured was Rizal who had just been inaugurated as the West Sumatra DJBC Kakanwil on October 28, 2025. He had previously served as the Director of Investigation and Enforcement (P2) of the DJBC Ministry of Finance.