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February 22, 2025 | 05:41 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Police have confiscated billions of rupiah in proceeds from online gambling operations, arresting suspects who acted as agents for the 1XBet platform. Various foreign currency denominations were displayed during a press conference held by the Police Directorate General of Criminal Investigation on Friday, February 21, 2025, detailing the online gambling arrests.
Director General of Criminal Investigation, Djuhandani Rahardjo Puro, revealed that the cash evidence included Singaporean and US dollars in various denominations.
In detail, authorities seized 826,000 Singapore dollars in 1,000-dollar bills (equivalent to Rp10 billion); 7,200 Singapore dollars in 100-dollar bills (equivalent to Rp87.6 million); and 1,500 Singapore dollars in 50-dollar bills (equivalent to Rp18.2 million). Additionally, police confiscated Rp1.5 billion in Indonesian rupiah and 80,800 US dollars in 100-dollar bills (equivalent to Rp1.3 billion).
In addition, the police seized dozens of ATM cards used for online gambling deposits, 31 mobile phones, 4 laptops, 2 computers, and ATM cards with passbooks. Luxury items, including 8 bags, 5 watches, 1 Kawasaki motorcycle, two Toyota Fortuner cars, and a Honda CRV, were also confiscated.
In this online gambling case, nine suspects were apprehended in two separate locations: Cianjur and Batam City, between November 2024 and February 2025.
These suspects operated the 1XBet online gambling site, functioning as its agents in Indonesia. "This disclosure has caught our attention due to the significant amount of money involved," stated Djuhandani during the press conference at the National Police Criminal Investigation Department on Friday, February 21, 2025.
The suspects arrested in Cianjur are AW (31), RNH (34), RW (34), MYT (31), and RI (40). All but RI acted as agents, financial administrators, and operators. "RI is a platinum member, he is an entrepreneur who spends around Rp5 billion per month on online gambling on the 1XBet site," disclosed Djuhandani.
The suspects apprehended in Batam City are AT (35), DHK (37), FR (31), and WY (30). While all were agents for the 1XBet site, Djuhandani clarified that the two groups operated independently. The Cianjur arrests targeted the "Belklo" agent group, while the Batam group operated under the "Mamosa" banner.
"Both are connected to a single 1XBet server. The domain of this site is located in Europe," he added.
Djuhandani stated that the police are finalizing the case files before forwarding them to the Prosecutor's Office. The suspects face charges under Article 303 of the Criminal Code regarding gambling offenses, which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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