Jambi Police Arrested A Gang Of Robbers Of IDR 500 Million

Four robbers in Jambi were arrested by the Jambi Police, Thursday (5/9/2024). ANTARA/Tuyani

The Jambi Police Satreskrim Team arrested four suspected robbers who took the victim's money worth Rp. 500 million.

Jambi Deputy Chief of Police AKBP Ruliandy said the suspect carried out the action by breaking the glass of the victim's vehicle.

Two suspects of the robbery had to be shot for trying to escape when arrested. The four perpetrators had the initials VDH, MA, FUS, and H.

Ruli explained that the robbery incident occurred on August 23, 2024, at that time the victim took Rp500 million from a bank in Jambi City.

After leaving the bank, he said, the victim then had lunch at a restaurant located in the Mayang area of Jambi City.

While the victim was at the restaurant, the suspects shared roles as executors, monitors and jockeys to carry out their actions to take the victim's money.

"After receiving a report from the victim, the police conducted an investigation. From the CCTV footage at the scene," he said.

The perpetrator was detected in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, he said, the arrest of the suspect in collaboration with the North Sumatra Police Resmob and the Medan Baru Police.

"These perpetrators came from outside the Jambi area, namely West Java, South Sumatra. The perpetrators' intention came to Medan to carry out another robbery," he said.

From the suspect perpetrator, the police confiscated Rp86 million in cash, which was the rest of the money from the robbery. The police also confiscated a car, two motorbikes purchased by the perpetrators from the proceeds of the crime.

The mastermind of this robbery is the VDH suspect, who is a recidivist with a similar case.

"Currently, we are still developing the case," he said.