Antara News, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 21:04 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Police have arrested BY, an agent of an international on-line gambling syndicate in Indonesia, who was making up to Rp15 billion (almost US$2 million) a month from the business.
"As an agent the suspect`s turnover reaches Rp500 million a day. The police are still searching his boss abroad," Jakarta Metropolitan Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Boy Rafli Amar said here on Tuesday.
Besides him, the police have also arrested AH at the same location BY was arrested namely the residential estate Villa Kapuk Mas II Block H in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
Boy said police had conducted investigation into the illegal business since April 2010.
He said the number of gamblers involved under BY`s management reached 160, registered at "www.casino.sbobet.com" and "www.ibcbet.com".
Boy said the gambling activities include "roulette", "baccarat" and "poker" and also European League score guessing.
BY admitted he had worked as an agent for the gambling operations for a year receiving Rp7.5 million a month in salary.
Police are now studying account documents found at the place in an effort to seize BY`s boss.
Boy said the police in the raid confiscated a laptop, a book of transaction records, four handphones, one Bank Mandiri savings account book, eight BCA savings account books with various identities and cash money worth Rp495 million and had blocked the online gambling site.
"The two will be prosecuted based on Article 303 of the Criminal Code on gambling," Boy said.
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