The total amount of cash uncovered was Rp3.6 trillion, of which, 2.7 trillion from drug trade, stashed abroad, BNN Chief Commissioner General Budi Waseso said here, Monday.
The commissioners report was based on the findings of the Financial Transaction Report and Analysis Center (PPATK).
"The money is overseas. There is a procedure in place, and we will demand accountability. Therefore, I will not announce it now. The point is we have discovered it," he stated.
The money-laundering activities were discovered following the arrest of two people involved in a criminal drug case. Based on an investigation by PPTAK, five people were involved in the laundering of drug earnings.
BNN deputy in charge of eradication Inspector General Arman Depari said some 30 banks in Indonesia were used by money launderers to transfer money overseas.
"These include private and state-owned banks. The money is stashed in other countries, such as China," Depari noted.
One country, which he declined to name, had received Rp1.3 trillion, according to Depari.
Some Rp2.7 trillion of the seized funds were from the drug trade, while the rest of the Rp3.6 trillion came from online gambling or other activities, he added.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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