Embezzled Rp2.8 Billion Of Alfamart's Money, Youth In Jambi Arrested By Police

The perpetrator of embezzlement of money belonging to retail company Alfamart who was arrested by the Jambi Police Resmob team in West Sumatra/Antara

JAMBI - The Jambi Police Ditreskrimum Resmob team managed to arrest Jelly Paris Waruwu (31), the perpetrator of embezzling Rp2.8 billion of money belonging to retail company Alfamart.

"The Resmob team was arrested in one of the cities in West Sumatra, after fleeing after the company reported it to the police for embezzlement," said Director of Criminal Investigation at the Jambi Regional Police, Kombes Kaswandi Irwan, in Jambi, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, September 22.

The incident began on August 2, 2021, where the perpetrator gave permission to the store head at the Alfamart company to deposit the proceeds from Saturday's sales to the bank. However, until the afternoon the perpetrator did not come to the shop again.

The head of the shop immediately called and looked for the perpetrator and was not found again, it turned out that the perpetrator had not been at home since August 3, 2021.

For that incident, Alfamart conducted an audit of the stock at the TKP, found irregularities and upon inspection it turned out that there was a discrepancy or discrepancy between the physical and the stock in the store computer amounting to Rp2,809,617,913 (Two billion eight hundred nine million six hundred seventeen thousand nine hundred thirteen rupiah).

Kaswandi Irwan said that last Tuesday, September 14 at around 22.00 WIB, the Jambi Police Ditreskrimum Resmob team led by Iptu Rifqi Abdillah received information that the perpetrator was in his hiding place in West Sumatra Province.

Then the Jambi Police Ditreskrimum Resmob team went to West Sumatra Province and conducted an investigation into the whereabouts of the perpetrator, after conducting an investigation assisted by the Ten Koto Police Criminal Investigation Unit. taken to the Jambi Police Headquarters.

The perpetrator was arrested on Thursday, September 16 at around 08.30 WIB at the perpetrator's hideout in the Aie Angek Village area, Ten Koto District, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra.

A number of evidences were secured from the perpetrators, namely one ID card, driver's license in the name of the perpetrator, two mobile phones, a black wallet, a BCA ATM card in the name of Dewi Rahayu with a balance of Rp8,545,789 and cash amounting to Rp1,300,000.

"Currently, the perpetrators have been detained at the Jambi Regional Police for further investigation," said Kombes Kaswandi Irwan.