The ranks of the Madiun City Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested LS (25), a celebrity resident of Randuas Village, Kare District, Madiun Regency, East Java, for promoting online or online gambling sites on his social media accounts.
LS, who has 42.5 thousand followers on his Instagram account, was caught by Operation Pekat Semeru 2025 which was held by the Madiun City Police. LS was arrested on Wednesday (5/3) at a Mess Jalan Anggrek, Oro-Oro Ombo Village, Madiun City.
"This police station is the target of cyber patrols carried out by Madiun City Police Satreskrim officers," said Madiun City Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Agus Dwi Suryanto as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, March 13.
The modus operandi is that LS is suspected of promoting online gambling sites through his @tiachii.real Instagram account.
"The target of Operation Pekat Semeru is street crimes, such as thuggery, prostitution, alcohol, drugs, including gambling. For gambling, our team managed to uncover four cases with four suspects. This is both ordinary and online gambling," he said.
The roles of these suspects vary, there are players, sellers or retailers, and some are also promoting. Meanwhile, the suspect LS promoted online gambling sites because he was tempted to get some money from the site manager.
The suspect is threatened with 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 Electronic Information and Transactions or Article 303 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code concerning gambling, with a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of Rp. 10 billion.
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The 2025 Pekat Semeru operation held by the Madiun City Police has succeeded in uncovering various criminal cases from February 26 to March 9, 2025.
A total of 28 suspects were arrested from 24 cases, including online gambling, the circulation of liquor, narcotics, and online prostitution. Operation Pekat Semeru 2025 aims to maintain security and regional order during Ramadan and before Eid
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