Directly Led By The North Sumatran Police Chief, Police Raid Online Gambling Locations In Deli Serdang

Raid on online gambling headquarters in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra/Police DOK

MEDAN - The online gambling headquarters in the Cemara Asri complex, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra was raided by the police.

The raid on the gambling location under the guise of a culinary place under the name Warung WW was led directly by the North Sumatran Police Chief Inspector General RZ Panca Putra Simanjuntak, Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Dadang Hartanto, and Medan Police Chief Commissioner Valentino Alfa Tatareda. However, when the raid was carried out, the gambling location was empty.

The Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police, Commissioner Hadi Wahyudi, told reporters that officers only confiscated dozens of computers and laptops from the online gambling location.

"There are dozens of computers and laptops that were secured from the crime scene", said Commissioner Hadi, Tuesday, August 9.

Commissioner Hadi said the police are currently examining several people suspected of being involved in online gambling. In addition, the police are also conducting an in-depth investigation by collecting other evidence.

"Currently, the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate, in this case, the Cyber Sub-Directorate, is continuing to investigate the raid last night", he said.

The existence of the gambling location is disguised because it looks like a culinary location when viewed from the outside. This location is strongly suspected of being the operator of the largest online gambling site in North Sumatra, LEBAH4D, DEWAJUDI4D, and LARIS4D.

"They look like a WW shop from the outside. That's part of the modus operandi of the perpetrators", he explained.

Commissioner Hadi emphasized that the raid was a decisive step taken by the North Sumatra Police to eradicate all public ills.

"We estimate that gambling has a fairly large turnover in Medan City", he said.