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View all search resultsPolice seize Rp 1.8 billion of assets in Riau elephant tusk case
The seized assets included Rp 650 million in cash, an excavator, a Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck, a Suzuki Splash city car, land certificates and banking documents.
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Riau Police chief Insp. Gen. Herry Heryawan (right) inspects the carcass of a young wild elephant in Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau, on Feb. 26, 2026. The elephant was believed to have been dead for more than a week when found. (Courtesy of Riau Police/-)
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etectives in Riau have confiscated some Rp 1.8 billion (US$101,640) in assets of alleged money laundering proceeds involving members of a syndicate trading tusks from Sumatran elephants in the province.
The assets included Rp 650 million in cash, an excavator, a Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck, a Suzuki Splash city car, land certificates and banking documents.
Riau Police Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) director Sr. Comr. Ade Kuncoro Ridwan said the investigation into the case of money laundering case developed following the killing of a 40-year-old male elephant in Pelalawan regency in May.
Riau Police have alleged 17 people were part of a wildlife animal trading syndicate, involving suspects in Riau, West Sumatra, Jakarta, Central Java and East Java.
“The main case involving trade in protected wildlife has reached stage two, with suspects and evidence handed over to the prosecutor’s office,” Ade said on Monday.
“Detectives have found sufficient initial evidence related to suspected money laundering conducted by two syndicate members, identified only as MA and FF.”
Suspicion of money laundering arose after MA received billions of rupiah in bank transactions despite working only as a plantation supervisor with a monthly salary of a few million rupiah.
