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The Money Trail of Smuggled Imports in Customs

Monday, February 16, 2026

Corruption in customs has plagued the Republic throughout its existence. It is deeply entrenched.

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Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs for the 2024–January 2026 period, Rizal (center), with other suspects at the Red and White KPK Building, Jakarta, February 6, 2026. Tempo/Amston Probel. tempo : 177598822460.

EVEN Soeharto once gave up trying to eradicate corruption in customs. In 1985, corruption at Indonesia’s import gateways had spun out of control. Customs officers—from rank-and-file staff to top officials—were involved in document manipulation, allowing smuggled goods to flood the country. As a result, state revenue plunged and domestic industries lost competitiveness.

President Soeharto issued Instruction No. 4 of 1985, stripp

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