Online Gambling Case, Police Arrest 2 Celebrities And 25 Admins In Lampung
LAMPUNG - The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the Lampung Regional Police (Polda) arrested two celebgrams in online or online gambling cases.
Deputy Head of Lampung Regional Police (Wakapolda) Lampung, Brigadier General Pol Subiyanto said the celebgrams were named Abdi Setiawan Rusli and Andreas Yuda Prasetyo. Both have been named as suspects in this case.
"Suspect Abdi was arrested on July 14, 2022 in the Bandarlampung area, while suspect Andreas was arrested on July 21, 2022 in the Banyumanik District, Semarang, Central Java," he said at the Lampung Police Headquarters, South Lampung, Tuesday, July 26.
He continued, in addition to arresting the two celebgrams, his party also arrested 25 online gambling marketing admins with the sites telling189, Mawar189, and Vivamaater78.
"They were arrested at Ruko T1A/183 Jalan Citra Raya Boulevard, Panongan District, Tangerang Regency, Banten. So a total of 27 suspects in this online gambling case," he said, according to Antara.
Subiyanto added, as many as 27 suspects have their respective roles. In carrying out their actions, there are those who play a role in promoting online gambling sites, namely Selebgram.
Furthermore, the role of inviting as or looking for influencers to promote online gambling sites, acting as a leader or marketing of online gambling sites, and as a marketing member of online gambling sites.
During the arrest, his party also secured evidence in the form of 21 computer PC traps, three wifi routers, 34 cell phones, one finger print, and an Instagram account in the name of Abdiiyy.
Then, a WhatsApp account with the number 087796660166, an email account under the name bangabditv@gmail.com, four WhatsApp chat screenshots, three Instagram post screenshots, an Instagram account under the name of Iyakiyok, one simcard, and an email account under the name heloiyok@gmail.com.
"Currently we are still developing them all, because we just warded them off two days ago," he said.