Riau Police, Bonggkar, Online Gambling Syndicate With A Turnover Of IDR 18 Billion, Hundreds Of CPUs And BMW Cars Confiscated

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The Riau Police confirmed that the case of making an online Id game account "higgs domino island" in Dumai City will continue to be developed to explore the possibility of other syndicates.

The Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Riau Police, Kombes Nasriadi, said that the cyber team is still investigating the gambling-related network or syndicate.

"Their activities are known since 2022 with a turnover of around Rp. 18 billion. We are still developing this, to dismantle their network or syndicate in the creation of a higgs domino account which has reached level six," said Kombes Nasriadi as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, March 4.

The Riau Police have named five suspects in this case. A number of evidences were confiscated in the form of hundreds of units of homemade computer CPUs, 1 BMW brand car, 1 Kawasaki motorbike, 1 Vespa automatic motorbike, ID card and communication tool.

"They prepared a higgs domino account which was already level 6, then sold for five thousand per account via social media. The perpetrator's activities were caught by the Riau Police cyber patrol after receiving a public report," he said.

Nasriadi.

To smooth out the action, the perpetrators disguised the place for making accounts on the 1st floor with the business of selling penyet chickens, while their activities on the second floor at a shop house on Jalan Sukajadi Dumai.

The five perpetrators were arrested in four different locations, namely at Dumai Pekanbaru Toll Gate, two shophouses on Jalan Sukajadi and Jalan Lakap Seven, Dumai and Hotel S in West Jakarta.

"The roles of each suspect include investors, supervisors and operators. They will be charged with the Criminal Code and the Information and Electronic Transaction Law with a threat of 10 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 10 billion," he said.