Police Confiscate IDR 57.7 Billion Assets Of Online Judi Affiliates In Pekanbaru

Ditreskrimsus Polda Riau when disclosing cases of online gambling affiliates with turnover reaching Rp. 100 million per week. (ANTARA/Annisa Firdausi)

The Riau Police's Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) confiscated assets of Rp57.7 billion belonging to an online gambling affiliate with the initials AG (31) and arrested him on Jalan Nurkamila, Marpoyan Damai District.

"AG has been operating since 2016. As of Sunday, he can get a turnover of Rp. 100 million. The total assets of AG that we have committed are Rp. 57.7 billion for money laundering," said Deputy Director of the Riau Police Ditreskrimsus, AKBP Iwan P Manurung. reported by ANTARA, Friday, September 22.

He explained that the disclosure of this case began with a cyber patrol carried out by the Sub-Directorate V of the Ditreskrimsus Polra Riau. From this cyber patrol, it was found that there was an online gambling referral site managed by AG in Pekanbaru.

"After being traced by the team, on September 15, the perpetrator was arrested at his home on Jalan Nurkamila, Maharatu Village, Marpoyan Damai District, Pekanbaru," he said.

AG and his luxury assets were secured by the police, namely five luxury cars, two luxury motorbikes, two boarding houses and a set of computers used to work as affiliates.

AG makes the site put a "referral link" used to play gambling. AG will benefit from every player who plays through the referrals it places on the site.

"The suspect created an IP addres for an online gambling account and spread a network website similar to a number of online gambling sites and put a referral link," explained Wadir.

Until now, the police are still developing the case to pursue the big boss who owns the online gambling website. Iwan said, AG's online gambling network is still domestically.

"We will investigate that later. Currently, it is suspected that it is still domestic," he said.