inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Metro Jaya Regional Police arrest FA (23), a man from West Sumatra, for online gambling criminal actions. In this case FA manages the online gambling sites along with other Indonesians in Cambodia.

“Other suspect allegedly is an Indonesian who operates from Cambodia,” says the Special Criminal Investigation Director of Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Superintendent Ade Safri Simanjuntak when confirmed on Monday (9/23/2024).

He reveals that in further developing the case, his party collaborates with immigration and International Relations Division of Indonesian National Police to arrest the Indonesian in Cambodia.

“The big fish operating behind these online gambling will be revealed gradually according to the evidence secured by the police through scientific crime investigation,” explains Ade.

Several gambling sites managed by the suspect are pandawara126, asalbet88, and targetbet777. Gamblers would be lured by huge wins at first deposit, before sucking them dry later on.

The suspect has been managing the site for three months. During the three months of managing the gambling site, Fajri earned a profit of IDR 200 million to IDR 300 million each month.

"The suspect is charged with Article 45 paragraph 3 in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph 2 and or Article 303 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code and or Article 3, Article 4 and Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of money laundering (TPPU)," he explained. 

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