The Gorontalo City Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) arrested an online bookie of the LH initials LH in the Gorontalo City area, Gorontalo Province.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit (Kasat) Kompol Leonardo Widharta said LH was arrested based on reports from the public who claimed to be worried about online gambling transaction activities in the area.

"The public's report was submitted through the Halo Kapolresta service and we immediately followed up," said Kompol Leonardo in Gorontalo, Friday, December 15, which was confiscated by Antara.

After conducting a series of investigations, said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, the Rajawali Mobile Investigation Team (Resmob) immediately went and secured LH, who at that time was entering the lottery number ordered by residents or installers into one of the applications on his cellphone.

In the disclosure, he said, his party also secured evidence in the form of cash in the amount of Rp. 50,000, an Android type cellphone unit in which there was an online gambling application with a balance of Rp. 700 thousand, an automated teller machine card (ATM) from a bank, as well as a scribbled pair number.

"After undergoing examination, we determined LH to be a suspect and immediately detained," he said.

To account for his actions, LH began to serve a period of detention in the detention room of the Gorontalo City Police, and was threatened with being charged with Article 303 of the Criminal Code.

"This is a form of our seriousness in eradicating community diseases, especially in the jurisdiction of the Gorontalo City Police," said the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit.

He appealed to the public to be able to inform or report all forms of activities that could disrupt the security and public order situation, directly to the nearest police officers or through the Halo Kapolresta service or the Gorontalo City Police Call Center.


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