Indonesian police seize assets in online gambling ring probe

The North Sumatra Police headquarters, located in the provincial capital of Medan, is seen in this undated handout photograph. - North Sumatra Police/File

MEDAN (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): North 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 (Sept 20) 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.