Cockfighting rampant in Muna

Cockfighting rampant in Muna

KENDARI, South Sulawesi: Cockfighting for money is rampant in the regency of Muna, Southeast Sulawesi.

Reliable sources said that cockfighting had become a regular business for certain groups of people in the regency, citing that in the district of Parigi it had become a regular source of entertainment and gambling.

The business has attracted not only locals, but also gamblers from Raha, the capital of Muna regency.

Police officers sometimes witness the cockfighting.

"They can do nothing to stop it. The gamblers or the organizers usually warmly welcome any policemen entering the site," the source said, declining to explain how the gamblers and organizers later treated the policemen.

"The amount of money circulating at the gambling site ranges from Rp 500,000 to Rp 5 million."

Muna Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Alimuddin Tinulu acknowledged that police had found it difficult to eliminate the gambling. --Antara