Online Gambling Turnover In West Sumatra In 3 Months Reaches Hundreds Of Millions

Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak. ANTARA/Ilham Kausar

Polda Metro Jaya revealed online turnover in West Sumatra in three months whose case was revealed on Friday (20/9) reaching the turnover of hundreds of millions of rupiah.

"The suspect has been operating for approximately 3 (three) months from Indonesia and has a turnover of Rp. 200-Ro300 million per month," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, Tuesday, September 24.

Ade Safri also said that the suspect FA (23) did not work alone and was assisted by a person who works as a "site manufacturer" and is being investigated by the investigation team of the Cyber Sub-Directorate (Sub-Directorate) of the Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya.

"For networks in Indonesia, the suspect's confession, assisted by another person, is being identified and tracked down. Meanwhile, other gangs are abroad, precisely in Cambodia," he said.

Regarding the suspect's background, Ade Safri explained that the suspect was also an online gambling player.

"The background of FN was originally an online gambling player, then his friend invited him to work on an online gambling website as an account provider and marketing," he said.

In addition to acting as an online gambling site manager, Ade Safri said, FN also carries out administrative work such as checking daily reports, checking income and checking inventory if there are problems.

"The suspect did everything at a house located in Ampalu, Ganting Mudiak Selatan Surantih Village, Sutera District, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra Province," he said.

The suspect also provided a deposit fund holding account from the players.

"By using an account that the suspect is good at by buying from a friend of the suspect," said Ade Safri.

The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the Polda Metro Jaya arrested a suspect named Fajri Anugrah (23) who played the role of the owner and manager of an online gambling site in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra).

"On Friday, September 20, 2024, investigators from Unit V Sub-Directorate IV/Tipidsiber Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya, have succeeded in arresting one suspect in a criminal case that has online gambling content," said Ade Safri in a written statement, Monday (23/9).

The suspect is also charged with Article 45 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph (2) and/or Article 303 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and or Article 3, Article 4 and Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).

With a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and/or a maximum fine of IDR 10 billion.