Poor Online Gambling Suspects, Criminal Investigation Unit Confiscates IDR 75 Billion

Recruited Cyber Crime Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji. (Rizky A-VOI)

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police is following up on the Analysis Report (LHA) from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) related to 5,885 accounts allegedly related to online gambling practices (judols). As a result, investigators confiscated Rp61 billion in cash.

"Confiscating Rp61 billion from 164 accounts related to online gambling and the rest of other accounts are still being blocked and temporarily suspended from PPATK," said Police Criminal Investigation Officer, Brigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji in his statement, Friday, May 2.

Not only that, investigators also revealed online gambling practices with the website h55.hiwin.care. A total of four people were named as suspects.

The disclosure began with the arrest of a person with the initials DH in the Bandung Regency area on March 13, 2025. Then developed and arrested other suspects.

"Development and arrest of 3 people on April 30, 2025 with the initials AF, RJ and QR," said Himawan.

Of the four suspects, one of them is a foreign national (WNA) from China with the initials QR. His role as the mastermind of the crime.

From the arrest, a number of evidences were secured in the form of cellphones, ATM cards, and cash amounting to Rp. 14 billion.

The suspects were charged with Article 45 Paragraph 3 in conjunction with Article 27 Paragraph 2 of the ITE Law and/or Article 82 and Article 85 of the Law on Transfer of Funds and/or Article 303 of the Criminal Code and Article 3,4.5 of the TPPU with a maximum threat of 20 Years in Prison