The Customs Racket
Authorities have uncovered the alleged involvement of a key figure in the bribery and money laundering case against Customs official Heru Sulastyono: import-export kingpin Sumadi Seng.
January 28, 2014
A message with a hint of pressure was sent by Brig. Gen. Arief Sulistyanto to Heru Sulastyono, an official of the Directorate-General of Customs who was arrested by his men on October 29.
Arief, the National Police's director of special crimes, sent the message through his subordinate Comsr. Gen. Agung Setya Effendi, head of the investigation team that caught Heru. Arief and Heru happened to know each other from high school. The graduated togethe
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