inp.polri.go.id - Sidoarjo. The Directorate of Special Economic Crimes of the Indonesian National Police (INP) Criminal Investigation Agency is developing an investigation into alleged criminal acts in the mineral and coal mining sector, as well as money laundering (TPPU) involving the illegal storage, processing, and sale of gold.

The Director of Special Economic Crimes, Brigadier General Ade Safri Simanjuntak, stated that this case stemmed from Police Report Number LP/A/46/XI/2025, dated November 13, 2025. The investigation was conducted based on several legal provisions, including the Mineral and Coal Mining Law, the latest Criminal Code, and the TPPU Law.

Investigators have uncovered an organized practice involving the purchase of gold from illegal mining (PETI), processing, and redistribution in the form of gold bars of a certain grade.

"Investigators discovered gold purchases from sources without official permits, which were then processed and redistributed through formal channels," said Ade in his statement on Thursday (6/11/2026).

According to him, investigators have conducted searches at several locations, including the Semar Gold Shop in Nganjuk, the office of PT Semar Permata Emas Mulia (PT SPEM), the business owner's home, and the factory and office of PT Simba Jaya Utama (SJU) in Sidoarjo. 

Based on five valid pieces of evidence, namely witness statements, expert testimony, documents, physical evidence, and electronic evidence, investigators have named three initial suspects: TW, the President Director of PT SPEM, DW, and BSW.

"All three are currently being detained at the INP Criminal Investigation Agency Detention Center," he said.

He said that based on the investigation, investigators then named two additional suspects: DHB and VC, who were managers of PT SJU during different periods. Both have been prevented from traveling abroad for the purposes of the investigation.

"Meanwhile, another party with the initials SB alias A, who was suspected of involvement, has died, so the legal proceedings against him have been terminated," he said.

He explained that the suspects allegedly jointly purchased gold from a supplier with the initials FL, who had previously been convicted in a PETI case in West Kalimantan. The illegal gold was then sold to other parties, including companies with refining facilities, to be processed into gold bars.

The investigation is ongoing, and the possibility of additional suspects or the expansion of a larger network is not ruled out.

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