Central Java police bust 12-year lottery ring, freeze Rp2,4 billion
Police detained 10 suspects across Semarang, Demak and Grobogan, while the alleged boss is believed to have run the network since 2014.
Central Java police dismantled a lottery gambling network in Semarang, Demak and Grobogan, then froze related accounts worth more than Rp2,4 billion. Police arrested 10 suspects, ranging from retailers and couriers to the main alleged boss, identified as HGP. Central Java police chief Roy Hardi Siahaan said the operation is believed to have run for at least 2014. In Demak, police seized 8.416 lottery slips and froze an account holding about Rp519,9 million. In Semarang, officers seized 43.250 horse-racing lottery slips, Rp19,6 million in cash and froze five accounts worth Rp1,942 billion. In Grobogan, police arrested two lottery agent couriers along with 421 bundles of slips and a Daihatsu Gran Max. The suspects were charged under Article 426 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of nine years in prison and a Rp2 billion fine.