Police Apprehend Alleged Ring Leader of Online Scamming Network
Jakarta. Jakarta Police arrested on Monday the alleged leader of an Internet fraud ring targeting troubled government officials in China, run by Chinese and Taiwanese nationals.
The 42-year-old man, identified as L.S., was arrested in the Sudirman Central Business District area of South Jakarta.
“We arrested a man that we suspect is the boss of the operation,” Jakarta Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Herry Heryawan told state-run news agency Antara on Monday.
Police later brought L.S. to Pondok Indah in South Jakarta to further investigate the case
The director of Jakarta Police’s general crime unit, Sr. Comr. Krishna Murti said the online scam is likely part of the operations of a larger organization.
Police also arrested 34 Chinese nationals at two separate locations in Jakarta for Internet fraud on Monday, as part of the same investigation.
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