A joint team from the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency\n(Bareskrim Polri) and the East Java Regional Police (Polda Jawa Timur)\nhas arrested a gang specialising in the \u2018ATM jamming\u2019 theft method. Five\nperpetrators were apprehended across the provinces of Banten and West\nJava.<\/p>\n
Kombes Teuku Arsya Khadafi, Head of the National Police Criminal\nInvestigation Unit, stated that the arrests followed reports of\ndistressing ATM tampering incidents in several areas of East Java some\ntime ago. \u201cBareskrim Polri received a request for analytical and\ninvestigative assistance from the East Java Regional Police regarding\nseveral cases of theft using the ATM jamming method in Situbondo,\nMalang, Batu, Probolinggo, and Gresik,\u201d Arsya said in a statement on\nWednesday (30\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n
Officers began investigating the gang\u2019s tracks by reviewing CCTV\nfootage from the crime scenes. The investigation led to a residence\nregistered under the name of Megawati, who was identified as the wife of\nDedi Darmawan, the alleged \u2018captain\u2019 of the gang. \u201cAfter profiling, it\nwas discovered that Megawati is the wife of Dedi Darmawan, whose\nphysical characteristics matched the individual seen on the CCTV at the\ncrime scenes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
This finding was further supported by evidence of a silver Avanza car\nwith registration number B-2447-SIF, which matched footage from the\nHalim Toll Gate, suspected to be the operational vehicle used by Dedi.\n\u201cThe joint team subsequently carried out a forced entry and successfully\nsecured the perpetrator, Dedi, as the leader, along with ATM cards and\nthe operational vehicle,\u201d Arsya continued.<\/p>\n
According to Dedi\u2019s confession, the gang operated in separate cells\nand frequently moved across provinces to carry out their crimes. Based\non his testimony, Dedi\u2019s accomplices were subsequently arrested in\nvarious regions. \u201cFrom his confession, it was revealed that they\ncommitted thefts using the ATM jamming method in several locations,\nincluding Gresik, Probolinggo, Ponorogo, Situbondo, Batu Malang,\nMagelang, Jogja, Solo, Cirebon, and several other cities in East and\nCentral Java,\u201d Arsya revealed.<\/p>\n
Dedi\u2019s subordinates included Yorlis Antoni, also known as Anton\nLampung, acting as a driver, who was arrested at a petrol station in\nCilegon. This was followed by the arrest of Andi Peti, another driver,\nat the Karang Tengah rest area heading towards Jakarta, Tangerately.<\/p>\n
The pursuit continued into West Java, where the fourth suspect, Agus\nSetiawan (alias Agus Bandung), was apprehended on the Nagreg highway\ntowards Tasikmalaya. He served as one of the gang\u2019s executors. Finally,\nofficers tracked down the fifth suspect, M. Nirwansyah, an executor. The\narrest of Nirwansyah was difficult as he fled from Tasikmalaya, but he\nwas eventually caught in Ciamis after police tracked the GPS of the\nvehicle he was using.<\/p>\n
\u201cNirwa was successfully secured at the Griya Sindang Sejahtera\nhousing complex in Ciamis, along with a black Avanza unit used to commit\nthe crimes,\u201d Arsya added.<\/p>\n
From the suspects, police seized several pieces of evidence,\nincluding a thin ATM card modified to jam ATM machines, 13 ATM cards\nused to collect the proceeds of the crimes, two Avanza cars, 10 sets of\nclothing matching the CCTV footage, several modems and mobile phones,\nand Rp 5.4 million in cash. \u201cAll suspects and evidence will be handed\nover to the East Java Regional Police investigators for legal\nproceedings and further development,\u201d Arsya concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-arrested-in-multi-province-crackdown-on-atm-fraud-syndicate-1790759067", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }