International Network Online Gambling Headquarters In Matraman Raided By East Jakarta Police

East Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Nicolas Ary Lilipaly/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

The East Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit raided the online gambling headquarters and money laundering crimes operating in the Matraman area, East Jakarta.

As many as 10 suspects were arrested by the police along with evidence of a crime. Three of them were arrested on the plane while trying to escape to Malaysia.

The evidence confiscated by the East Jakarta Metro Police is a computer monitor screen and CPU as well as several mobile phones.

East Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Nicolas Ary Lilipaly said, the East Jakarta Metro Police Satreskrim revealed the perpetrators of international online online gambling, which is located in East Jakarta.

"There are ten suspects, the initials ALM (24), AH (31), AGS (30), APU (24), BER (31), FD (24), RMAI (24), SQ (23), SN (20) and YY (21)," Kombes Nicolas told reporters, Wednesday, February 7.

The modus operandi of the suspects is by posting games that are at stake in Facebook groups, then potential interested players immediately send inboks to the Facebook account that posted the game.

"The perpetrator who holds the Facebook account gives the Whatsapp number operated by the Whatsapp admin. Furthermore, the admin directs and teaches potential players to create an account. After the account is made, players are directed to deposit capital into the account listed on the online gambling link," he said.

After success, the perpetrators will get a fee (money) from the dealer of Rp. 30,000 per account that has made initial capital deposits.

The evidence confiscated included 14 computers, 4 cellphones and 2 ATM cards. In the action, ten suspects have their respective roles.

"There are those who act as people who promote online gambling on social media including suspects APU, AH, SN, SQ, YY and RMAI," he said.

Meanwhile, ALM and AGS act as Whatsapp admins to send online gambling links to prospective players.

"The suspect's initials FD and BER acted as a candidate for player who registered at the online gambling link and gave fees to the promoters," he said.

From the results of the examination, these online gambling suspects are an international network.

"There is a network abroad," he said.

From the results of the interim investigation, the group of suspects received turnover of up to hundreds of millions per day. The perpetrators face 20 years in prison.