Suspect Admits, Money From Robbing At Indomaret To Play Online Gambling And Buy Drugs

The suspects in the robbery of Indomaret Panongan, Tangerang Regency/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG Seven robbers in Panongan, Tangerang Regency admitted that the stolen money in Indomaret was used to make fun of it. Some even admitted that some of them spent it playing online gambling and drugs.

"The results of the evil act, they use it to buy methamphetamine and also online gambling or slots," said Tangerang Deputy Chief of Police AKBP Indra Mardiana to reporters at the Panongan Police, Tangerang Regency, September 26.

Indra explained that these perpetrators had carried out the same action 18 times in the Tangerang City area, Tangerang Regency to Bogor. However, this time the action was stopped in Panongan, Tangerang Regency.

In their action, they always use homemade firearms and air soft guns to scare their victims into handing over goods to cash.

"They committed the same crime at 18 points. We are also collaborating with the Polda Metro, and the Bogor Police, we will develop the suspects that we have not been able to secure," he said.

The perpetrators were named suspects. They were charged with Article 365 Paragraphs 1 & 2 of the Criminal Code and Emergency Law No. 11 of 1951 Article 1 Paragraph 1 related to Ownership of Firearms with a Maximum Sentence of 12 Years in Prison