Search yields billions in cash, gold in Indonesian corruption probe

Indonesia's Directorate of Corruption Crime Investigation (Kortas Tipidkor) conducted searches at approximately 12 locations in and around Jakarta on Wednesday, July 8, as part of investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering across three separate cases. These cases involve the handling of legal matters concerning PLN BB, the Asabri case from 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption in settling PT CBS's debt to PT KNI between 2020 and 2025.

During the searches, investigators uncovered substantial evidence, including a significant amount of cash. Police seized a total of Rp 67.2 billion from the de'Clan Signature and Koin Money Changer locations in Cipete, South Jakarta. According to Kakortas Tipidkor Polri Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, this sum, converted to rupiah, amounts to nearly Rp 60 billion from de'Clan, while the money changer yielded 71 items of evidence, including foreign currency totaling around Rp 7.2 billion.

Further searches were conducted at a house in Parahyangan Golf 2, Sentul, Bogor, West Java. Here, investigators seized cash in various denominations and 74 kilograms of gold bars. The total estimated value of the assets discovered at this location is approximately Rp 476 billion. These items were found inside a locked safe within the house. Inspector General Totok Suharyanto stated that the safe contained seven suitcases filled with the gold, US dollars, Singapore dollars, and Indonesian Rupiah.

In addition to the cash and gold, investigators also confiscated documents and electronic devices from the various locations for further analysis. The seized items, including documents and personal effects like family photos, are being processed as evidence. The 12 locations searched include PT CBS offices in West and North Jakarta, PT KNI in Central Jakarta, residences of individuals identified as MN and TK in Tangerang Selatan and South Jakarta respectively, the de'Clan Signature cafe, and Koin Money Changer in South Jakarta, among others.