10,000 Koli Illegal Goods Thwarted By The TNI-Polri-Bea Excise Task Force In Jambi

Director General of Customs and Excise, Lt. Gen. TNI (Ret.) Djaka Budhi Utama, in Jambi Wednesday (13/7/2025) (ANTARA/Nanang Mairiadi)

JAMBI - The Joint Task Force Team from Customs and Excise, the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), the TNI, and the National Police managed to thwart the smuggling of around 10,000 collies of illegal goods at the Taman Raja People's Port, Tungkal Ulu, Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency, Jambi.

"This operation is clear evidence of the effectiveness of the formation of the Smuggling Eradication Task Force in strengthening border surveillance and sea routes prone to smuggling," said Director General of Customs and Excise Lt. Gen. TNI (Ret.) Djaka Budhi Utama in Jambi, Antara, Wednesday, August 12.

This case was revealed based on information from BIN. On Sunday, August 9 last. Jambi Customs found two wooden ships from Port Klang, Malaysia, leaning on the people's port.

The first ship, KLM Airlangga (GT 168), carried fishing equipment, spraying insecticides, umbrellas, filling cabinets, knives, pens, tablespoons, and floor covers. The second ship, KLM Arya Dwipa Arama (GT 469), contains PVC wallpapers, filling cabins, umbrellas, fishing equipment, knives, hammers, tablespoons, and pen pens.

"Although the ship's documents officially included the items, the results of the field inspection showed a discrepancy between the reported cargo and the actual goods being transported," explained Djaka Budhi.

The supervision of loading and unloading from August 10 to 12, 2025 found contents that did not match the manifest documents, in the form of textiles and textile products, ballistics containing used clothes, peanuts, iron furniture, and other items. The total findings reached around 10,000 koli.

Tuesday (12/8), Customs and Excise officers loaded all the goods resulting from the action into 89 wingbox trucks and secured them to the Jambi Customs Office under strict supervision by the TNI and Polri.

Djaka said that his party had coordinated with the TNI and Polri leaders to support the legal process for the case. Evidence is now being secured at Pelindo Talang Duku Port, Jambi.

Djaka emphasized Customs and Excise's commitment to eradicating smuggling practices because smuggling harms state revenues, threatens the domestic industry, and has the potential to endanger public health.

"We will not provide space for smugglers to operate in Indonesian territory," he said.

This success confirms the role of the Smuggling Eradication Task Force in securing the entrance to the country and supporting national economic stability. With the full support of the TNI, Polri, BIN, BAIS, and related agencies, Customs and Excise will continue to improve the quality of supervision and ensure that every smuggling effort is detected and dealt with firmly for the benefit of the nation.