JAKARTA - The police uncovered an online gambling business managed by one family. They run the illicit business in four different locations.
"There are 5 suspects who act as managers," said Director of General Criminal Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Wira Satya Triputra to reporters, Thursday, June 6.
"Regarding the 5 managers, they are a family of father, mother and child," he continued.
The five suspects had the initials EA, AL, NA, AT, and IS. They run a chip buying and selling business which is a tool or betting medium in the 'Royal Domino' application.
How this family business works by creating four accounts at the achievement. Then, embed information when receiving chip buying and selling.
"In the description column, the account belonging tosk includes a phone number that can be accessed via WA and the statement on the account provides cheap buying and selling chips," he said.
In practice, they sell 1 billion chips for IDR 65 thousand. Meanwhile, the purchase price is certainly lower. The difference in price is the source of the suspects' profits
"Then the players bought chips from the admin at a price of 65,000 to get chips of one billion chips. So one billion chips, yes. The price was 65,000, getting 1 billion chips," said Wira.
In the business that has been running for two years, they have 18 admins placed in four different offices, namely, in the Cibinong green cartika housing complex, Bogor Regency. Then, on Jalan Algo Raya, Cibinong Regency.
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There are also those placed in apartment units, namely Tower B Sentul tower apartment in Babakan Madang, Bogor Regency; and Tower Dila Apartment Podomoro, Bojong Village, Gunung Putri, Bogor Regency.
"18 suspects who are suspected of being admin who have the task of conducting promotions through the WA application then serve the purchase or sale of chips and do bookkeeping," said Wira.
The suspect was charged with Article 303 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 45 Paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the second amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions (IT) and/or Article 3, Article 4, and Article 5 in conjunction with Article 2 paragraph (1) letter t and z of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering or Money Laundering.
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