World · East Asia & Pacific · 5 hrs ago
Police Recover $300,000 Diamond Necklace Lost at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
A passenger travelling to the United States lost a diamond necklace at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang on October 27.
The necklace fell in the international departures area of Terminal 3, and CCTV showed a man picking it up and putting it in his pocket.
Police traced the man, identified as MH, and learned he had sold the necklace to a gold shop in Sepatan, Tangerang Regency.
Officers recovered the necklace intact within 24 hours of the family reporting the loss.
The jewellery was valued at 300 million rupiah, and its recovery followed the family’s search of their home, vehicle and parts of the airport.
RJN, the passenger’s child who filed the report, said the family wants to resolve the matter amicably rather than pursue a formal legal case.
Police recovered a diamond necklace valued at Rp 300 million after it was lost at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
The necklace fell in the international departures area of Terminal 3 on 27 October 2026.
Police said a man identified by the initials MH picked it up and later sold it to a gold shop in Sepatan, Tangerang Regency.
The necklace was recovered from the shop, and police arrested MH.
The owner’s child, identified as RJN, said the family wanted to resolve the matter amicably.
- Who
- The necklace belonged to a passenger travelling to the United States. Police arrested a man identified as MH.
- What
- Police recovered the necklace, valued at Rp 300 million, after it was picked up and sold.
- When
- It fell at about 4:30 a.m. on 27 October 2026. Police recovered it after RJN reported it on 28 October.
- Where
- Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and a gold shop in Sepatan, Tangerang Regency.
- Why
- The owner’s family reported the loss after the passenger noticed the necklace was missing after the plane took off.
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The necklace fell in the international departures area of Terminal 3 as the owner’s family prepared to travel to the United States.
The passenger noticed the necklace was missing and contacted RJN, who searched the family’s vehicle, home and areas visited at the airport.
RJN went to Terminal 3 and filed a police report after speaking with airport security.
Police reviewed CCTV, identified MH, and recovered the necklace from a gold shop in Sepatan.
- Necklace value
- Rp 300 million
- Airport location
- International departures area, Terminal 3
- Date lost
- 27 October 2026
- Person arrested
- MH
- Recovery location
- A gold shop in Sepatan, Tangerang Regency
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What people are saying
This success is a form of our commitment that the police are together with the community.
Officers went to the gold shop and successfully recovered the necklace, which is suspected to belong to the victim, intact.
I wish for this matter to be resolved amicably.