Police Dismantle Three Online Gambling Sites, Money Turnover Reaches IDR 1 Trillion

Kabareskrim Komjen Wahyu Widada/PHOTO IST

JAKARTA - The National Police dismantled three online gambling sites, namely, 1XBET, W88, and the Ciputra League, from May to June 2024. From the results of the deepening, the circulation of gambling website money was more than IDR 1 trillion.

"Of these 3 websites, the circulation of money is quite large, amounting to 1 trillion 40 billion, but this is the turnaround since he was founded," said the Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Komjen Wahyu Widada, to reporters, Friday, June 21.

However, it was not conveyed in detail about when the three online gambling sites began to operate. It is only conveyed if his party has identified 18 suspects.

The details, for the 1XBET online gambling site case, the police named 9 suspects. They have different roles

Then, the online gambling site W88 by naming 7 suspects. This illegal practice was dismantled on May 30.

Finally, the disclosure of the Men's League online gambling. In this case, there are two people named as suspects, they have the initials JT and IDS.

"The third case of online gambling practices on the Ciputra League website on June 11, 2024 by Polda Metro Jaya by arresting 2 suspects," Wahyu said.

With a very large circulation of money, investigators are said to be implementing the article on money laundering or money laundering. Then, start tracing the assets of the suspects for confiscation.

"Therefore, from the investigation process, we will continue to track and think that the article on money laundering and advancing money laundering assets will be applied," said Wahyu.

The suspects are suspected of violating Article 45 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning ITE and or Article 82 and or Article 85 of Law Number 3 of 2011 concerning the Crime of Fund Transfers.

Then, Article 3.4.5 junto Article 10 of Law number 8 of 2010 concerning the laundering and eradication of money laundering and or Article 303 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.