Clear white crystals of salt were piled up in a corner of Garam's warehouse on Jalan Kapten Darmo Sugondo, Gresik. Only two employees were seen at work when Tempo arrived at the warehouse last Wednesday. "That's 10,000 tons, the rest of our last import," said Hoday, a warehouse guard. "It's already been sold, but the buyer can't pick it up because the police have sealed it."

The National Police sealed the warehouse two weeks ago as Garam's CEO Achmad Boe