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Police confiscate assets of alleged Medan gambling ring boss
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The North Sumatra Police headquarters, located in the provincial capital of Medan, is pictured in this undated photograph. (North Sumatra Police/File)
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orth Sumatra Police have confiscated seven buildings owned by a man known as Jhoni, who is wanted for allegedly running an illegal online gambling ring based in the provincial capital of Medan. He is believed to have fled to Singapore.
Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Hadi Wahyudi said on Tuesday that officers suspected that the buildings had been used as underground gambling venues, which they believed saw between Rp 500 million and Rp 1 billion (US$66,628) in cash flow each day.
Hadi said the buildings in Medan were confiscated last week and that officers were continuing to scrutinize Jhoni’s assets for evidence that they were purchased with gambling profits.
“He will [also] be charged with money laundering,” Hadi said.
Jhoni has been on the police wanted list since Aug. 24. He is registered as a resident of Deli Serdang on the outskirts of Medan.
Hadi said the North Sumatra Police were working with the National Police, Interpol and immigration officials to pursue the case.
The police had raided the suspect’s home in Deli Serdang on Aug. 19, only to find that neither he nor his family were at the address. Investigators later received a tip from the Medan Immigration Office that Jhoni and his family had fled to Singapore.
