Police Bust Forged Oil Production Ring

West Jakarta police said on September 2 that officers had uncovered a counterfeit motor oil operation in Cengkareng, where used oil was processed, repackaged and sold as if it were genuine Pertamina lubricant products. The case was disclosed by the Indonesian National Police and local police outlets, which said the goods were marketed at prices comparable to authentic oil. Police said the operation was based in West Jakarta and that investigators seized production materials and packaging during the raid. ### Where did police say the operation was running? Cengkareng, West Jakarta, was identified by police as the site of the counterfeit production facility. The Indonesian National Police said officers uncovered a “counterfeit oil factory” in the area, while Kompas and Antara reported that the operation used used oil as its base material before processing it into a product made to resemble new lubricant. (inp.polri.go.id) Kompas reported that the raid took place on August 5, 2026, and that the case was later presented publicly in a press conference in Jakarta on September 1. The police accounts available through official outlets do not give a full chronology of the investigation, but they describe the site as a production and packaging point for fake oil sold into the market. (inp.polri.go.id) ### How was the fake oil made and sold? AKBP Arfan Zulkan Sipayung, the head of criminal investigations at West Jakarta Metro Police, said the suspects bought used oil from areas including North Jakarta and Banten. Antara reported that the used oil was collected and then processed so it appeared clearer before being packaged as if it were new. (tribratanews.polri.go.id) Rp5.8 million per drum was the price cited by Arfan for the counterfeit oil. He said the suspects sold it at the same price as genuine Pertamina oil, a detail also carried by Tribrata News and Kompas. Police said the products were marketed through Facebook, based on the suspects’ preliminary statements to investigators. (antaranews.com) ### Who did police name in the case? Kombes Nasriadi, the West Jakarta Metro Police chief, was cited by Kompas as saying the suspects included people identified by the initials Y, H and K. Police statements available in the official summaries reviewed did not provide full names, ages or charging details for those individuals. (tribratanews.polri.go.id) The Indonesian National Police summary said suspects were arrested during the operation, but the official English-language police item visible online did not list the number of detainees or the exact offenses under investigation. That leaves some case details still unconfirmed in public statements. ### What did officers seize at the site? Police said they confiscated production-related items from the facility, including drums, chemicals and packaging used to make the counterfeit product resemble a legitimate brand. (megapolitan.kompas.com) Antara and Kompas both described a process in which used oil was treated and then repacked into containers designed to imitate official Pertamina packaging. (inp.polri.go.id) The official police summary also said the illegal products were being sold at prices comparable to genuine oil on the market. That pricing detail, police said, was part of how the operation was able to pass counterfeit goods into ordinary trade channels. ### What are investigators doing next? Facebook was identified by AKBP Arfan Zulkan Sipayung as one of the sales channels now being examined by investigators. (antaranews.com) Police said the information came from early questioning of the suspects, indicating that the inquiry is continuing beyond the production site itself to trace distribution. (inp.polri.go.id) September 2 police statements said the case remained under investigation, with seized drums, chemicals and packaging forming part of the evidence. The next public updates are likely to come from West Jakarta Metro Police or Indonesian National Police channels as investigators detail charges, supply sources and the distribution network tied to the suspects. (inp.polri.go.id) (tribratanews.polri.go.id)