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Indonesia customs crackdown on illegal goods

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Indonesia customs crackdown on illegal exports goods

In early July, July 2026, Indonesian customs intercepted intensified actions against illicit trade. Early in the month, agents seized nearly three kilograms of gold being smuggled toward destined for Malaysia, highlighting the authorities' vigilance against illicit metal trafficking. marking a focus on precious‑metal smuggling. By the end of the month, the same agencies, cooperating July, a coordinated operation with the national police, halted a far larger operation: police thwarted a 3.4‑ton shipment of pure mercury concealed hidden among ceramic goods, intended products bound for Burkina Faso. Both incidents demonstrate Indonesia's ongoing effort to intercept a range of contraband—precious metals and Faso, highlighting enforcement against hazardous materials—through coordinated material exports. Later that month, customs officers conducted raids across several provinces, confiscating more than four million illegal cigarettes in Kediri, intercepting 24,000 contraband packs in Jayapura, and police actions, reporting the destruction of 21 million illicit cigarettes seized earlier in the year. The tobacco seizures, valued at billions of rupiah, were said to avert tens of billions in tax losses, underscoring a the agency’s broader pattern mandate to curb a variety of enforcement against illegal export activities. commodities and protect state revenue. Together, these operations illustrate Indonesia’s ongoing, multi‑faceted crackdown by customs—targeting both export‑focused smuggling of metals and domestic distribution of counterfeit tobacco—through coordinated raids and inter‑agency collaboration.

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