PT DHD Boss Who Tricked Dozens Of Jambi Residents In Catfish Cultivation Business Arrested In Bantul

Jambi Police Director General Kombes Kaswandi Irwan during an exposure to the catfish scam investment case (Via ANTARA)

JAMBI - The Jambi Police Ditreskrimum Team arrested the boss or Branch Head of PT Darsa Haria Darussalam (DHD) Farm Mitra Indotama who had fled and fled to Bantul, Yogyakarta. The perpetrator is currently being held at the Jambi Regional Police Headquarters.

PT DHD Jambi boss Aliman Sutrisno was involved in allegations of fraud and embezzlement of catfish investments. He was arrested by the Jambi Regional Police's Sub Directorate III Jatanras Ditreskrimum team in Bantul and has been taken to Jambi.

"Aliman was arrested to account for his actions in the fraudulent investment case for catfish cultivation worth Rp. 19.5 billion," said Director General of the Jambi Regional Police Kombes Kaswandi Irwan in Jambi as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, June 22.

In his escape, the perpetrator often moved from place to place to avoid being chased by the police. However, it all ended when he entered Bantul, Yogyakarta. Jambi Police investigators managed to track and apprehend him.

Previously, there were 200 people in Jambi who were victims of fraudulent investments with total losses reaching billions of rupiah. They invested IDR 10 million for a catfish pond. By the perpetrators, the profit for each pool is promised Rp. 960,000 in one harvest.

In one year, investors can harvest 9 times. However, since July 2021, no results have been obtained by PT DHD's partners in Jambi. In fact, there are victims in Jambi who claim to have invested Rp. 50 million to Rp. 200 million.

The Jambi Regional Police noted that as many as 88 victims had complained or made an official report.

One of the reporters with the initials KJ explained that the catfish investment is in the form of cooperation with a profit-sharing pattern.

During the initial capital, DHD partners can buy or invest Rp. 10 million per one pool, with the agreement that in one harvest, each pool gets a profit of Rp. 960 thousand. KJ himself admitted that he invested in five ponds with a total loss of IDR 50 million.

The complainants hope that PT DHD will immediately return the paid-in capital.

For his actions Aliman was charged with article 378 and or 372 of fraud and embezzlement.

"The threat is 4 years in prison," said Kombes Kaswandi Irwan.