Police wage war on gambling

Police wage war on gambling

SEMARANG: Police said yesterday that they will take firm measures against gambling in the Central Java capital city and those caught in red handed will be processed according to the.

Maj. Gen. Harimas AS, chief of the Central Java police, said in a ceremony at Meteseh village near here that the police will never compromise with gamblers and said he also suspected some gamblers of operating at cock fights.

Some amusement centers also operate games, which the police suspect are covert gambling dens, he said as quoted by the Antara news agency.

"I have instructed officers to continue monitoring gambling activities in the city," Harimas said.(16)