SEMARANG - The Directorate General of Customs and Excise together with the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) of the TNI dismantled the network of illegal excise tape production and hoarding in Jepara and Semarang, Central Java. This joint operation is estimated to save the potential loss of the state of up to Rp570 billion.
The action was carried out on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, by a joint team from the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs, the Central Java and DIY Customs Regional Office, Kudus Customs, and BAIS TNI personnel.
In Jepara Regency, officers raided five locations in Mayong, Batealit, and Pecangaan Districts which were used for hoarding and sticking illegal tax tape holograms. From these locations, officers seized 71 boxes of tax tape suspected of being fake, three boxes of tax tape without holograms, and two foil stamping machines.
Meanwhile, in Semarang City, raids were carried out in three locations in Gunungpati District which were used as illegal tax tape printing places. Officers secured two printing machines, tax tape printing plates, one paper cutting machine, 22 hologram sticker paper rolls, and documents ordering tax tapes suspected of being fake.
A total of 19 people were also secured in the operation. The details, 15 people in Jepara who were carrying out hologram adhesion and four people in Semarang consisting of printing controllers, two employees, and a driver. Officers also seized one unit of Innova Zenix car with the police number K1704Q.
All evidence and the suspects have been taken to the Central Java and DIY Customs Regional Office for further investigation.
Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budi Utama, emphasized that this action was a form of the government's commitment to maintaining state revenues and eradicating the circulation of illegal taxable goods.
"This action is a form of commitment by Customs in maintaining state revenues, creating a healthy business climate, and protecting the public from the circulation of illegal taxable goods," he said.
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