Tangerang, Banten, June 5 -- Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has uncovered 2,082,039 units of illegally distributed cosmetics, mostly imported from China, with an estimated economic value of 27.6 billion rupiah (US$1.7 million).

BPOM Chief Taruna Ikrar told a press conference in Tangerang, Banten Province, on Friday that the seized cosmetics represented a significant volume of unregistered products circulating in the domestic market.

"In total, we found 956 product items. The combined quantity reached 2,082,039 units, with an estimated economic value of 27.6 billion rupiah," Taruna said.

He said the investigation began after public complaints received in late May 2026. BPOM's intelligence and cyber teams identified 8...