Fully Armed, South Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade Raids Gambling Arena In Ogan Ilir: 20 Roosters And Millions Of Money Confiscated

SUMSEL - The South Sumatra Regional Police are trying to eradicate cockfighting gambling which has recently been rife in the suburbs of districts and cities within the local province.

To eradicate gambling, his party deployed a team reinforced by Brimob personnel.

Head of Public Relations of the South Sumatra Police, Kombes Supriadi said that one of the cockfighting gambling arenas targeted for eradication was in Babatan Suadagar Village, Pemulutan District, Ogan Ilir Regency.

The cockfighting gambling arena was raided on Thursday, June 3, by fully armed personnel, led directly by Dansat Brimob Kombes Yudo Nugroho Sugianto.

The raid was quite difficult because the personnel had to walk along the river bank with narrow road access.

During the raid on the gambling arena, as reported by Antara, Friday, June 4, 15 people were arrested at the cockfighting gambling arena on the outskirts of Ogan Ilir Regency.

Evidence of 20 roosters, 12 units of gadgets, cash Rp.8,939,000 were also confiscated by the officers.

In addition, in the cockfighting gambling arena, seven units of rolling ball gambling equipment, 18 gaples, one chicken spur knife, 46 motorcycles, and one car were also secured.

During the raid, the suspects tried to escape to the river, but were anticipated so that all of them could be secured without anyone escaping and being injured.

In addition to aggressively enforcing the law, his party is also trying to urge the public to stay away from gambling in any form, including cockfighting, and other public diseases.