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Jakarta. The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police carried out raids at seven locations suspected of being the offices of an illegal online loan syndicate (pinjol) operating in Jakarta and in the disclosure, the police arrested seven suspects, including RJ (42), JT (34), AY (289), HC (28), AL (24), VN (26) and HH (35). Meanwhile, one foreigner has a DPO status with the initials ZJ.

The seven locations that were raided include two in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, then Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta, then Taman Anggrek Apartments, West Jakarta, Laguna Pluit and Green Bay Pluit, North Jakarta.

The Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police Bareskrim Brigadier General Helmy Santika said the roles of the seven suspects were desk collection and SMS blasting operators.

Brigadier General Helmy Santika also said the modus operandi of the perpetrators was to send SMS threats and blasphemy to borrowers. In fact, when the billing is not yet due or it is not yet time to pay the installments. “The perpetrators send SMS containing threats to borrowers who use loan services which are suspected to be illegal if they cannot fulfill what the perpetrators ask for,” explained the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency.

In addition to securing the suspects, the police also confiscated evidence in the form of 121 modem units, 17 CPU units, 8 monitor screen units, 8 laptop units, 13 cellphones, 1 new Sim Card box, and 2 flash drives.

For their actions, the suspects will be charged with the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE), the Money Laundering Prevention and Eradication Law (TTPU). The punishment is a maximum imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of IDR 10,000,000,000.