inp.polri.go.id - Banda Aceh. Criminal Investigation Unit personnel of the East Aceh Sub-regional Police arrested an employee suspected of embezzling money from the sale of 224 telephones of various brands at the shop where he worked with a loss of more than IDR 904 million.

Head of the East Aceh Regional Police Criminal Investigation Unit, First Police Inspector Adi Wahyu Nurhidayat said the suspect is with the initials TM (33), male, a resident of Keude Aceh, Idi Rayeuk District, East Aceh Regency.

"TM embezzled money from the sale of hundreds of telephones with a total loss of hundreds of millions of rupiah. He has used the money to gamble online since early 2025," said Adi Wahyu Nurhidayat.

The first police officer said the embezzlement was revealed after the shop owner with the initials YA (35) felt there was something odd in the daily financial records that did not match the amount of money that should have been in the cashier.

After checking, YA found a fairly large difference in the amount of money. The results of the examination showed that many items were sold, but were not recorded and/or sales receipts were not issued.

"Feeling something was wrong, YA pressed TM about the phone that was sold. TM finally confessed that the item was sold and the money from the sale was used to gamble online," said Adi Wahyu Nurhidayat.

Hearing TM's confession, the shop owner then filed a complaint to the police. From the police report, TM was arrested at the shop where he worked. The total loss suffered by the shop reached more than IDR 904 million.

"For his actions, TM was charged with Article 374 subsidiary to Article 372 of the Criminal Code with a threat of five years in prison. Investigators will immediately complete the case files to be submitted to the prosecution," said Adi Wahyu Nurhidayat.

Meanwhile, the Head of East Aceh Regional Police, Superintendent Irwan Kurniadi, said that the case provided an illustration and lesson about the dangers of gambling, especially online gambling.

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