ATM Breaker Who Drained Rp100 Million Arrested

PATI - Pati Police officers, Central Java, arrested three perpetrators of burglary money at an automated teller machine (ATM). The perpetrator spent up to Rp. 100 million.

"In Pati Regency, the three of them acted at three ATMs, namely the ATM at the Pati Office of the Ministry of Religion, at the KSH Hospital, and in front of the ADA supermarket. The loss was estimated at Rp100 million," said Chief of Police of Pati AKBP Arie Prasetya Syafo Mapolres Pati, quoted by Antara, Friday, March 26.

The three suspects who were successfully secured, namely with the initials C, RG, and DP, are residents of Lampung and Semarang. They are suspected of not only acting in Pati District, but in several cities such as Klaten, Boyolali, Cirebon, Cianjur and Depok.

In carrying out the action, RG was known to have served as a guide, while the DP was in charge of supervising and C as the executor, assisted by RG.

The mode of burglary at the ATM is also relatively new, by first withdrawing money, then the perpetrator turns off the electricity.

The perpetrator had previously opened a savings account at BRI with a false identity. Then carry out the action at several ATMs in Pati Regency.

"Their mode of transaction is cash withdrawals with a maximum limit of Rp1.25 million for ATMs in Rp50 thousand denominations and Rp2.5 million for ATMs in Rp100 thousand denominations," he said.

When the machine is processing the money withdrawal transaction, before the savings are debited, they use the tools they have and then turn off the electricity at the ATM.

"They then pry out and take the money that has already been processed so that they get the money but it doesn't reduce their savings," he said.

The police are still trying to explore and develop the case in order to reveal the possibility of another crime scene (TKP).

For his actions, the perpetrators were charged under Article 363 of the Criminal Code with the threat of nine years in prison.