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Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners in an operation to crack down on banned online gambling
Police said 275 suspects face gambling and money laundering charges after a raid uncovered phones, passports, laptops and computers used in the operation.
- On Saturday, Indonesian National Police arrested 321 foreign nationals in Central Jakarta, raiding a commercial building near Chinatown that served as a hub for more than 70 online gambling websites.
- Transnational gambling syndicates have relocated operations from Cambodia to Indonesia following crackdowns, according to Interpol Indonesia official Untung Widyatmoko, with the operation targeting foreign victims over two months.
- Among the detainees, 228 were Vietnamese nationals, 57 Chinese, with others from Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Myanmar; police official Wira Satya Triputra confirmed 275 individuals face gambling and money laundering charges.
- Those formally charged face up to nine years in prison and fines of 2 billion rupiah under Indonesian law, while investigations into financial backers and organizers remain ongoing.
- This enforcement action follows a Friday raid in Batam where authorities detained 210 foreigners suspected of investment scams; gambling remains illegal in Indonesia, which has intensified cross-border cyber operations enforcement.
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The largest number of arrests are from Vietnam.
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Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners in an operation to crack down on banned online gambling
Indonesian police have arrested 321 foreign nationals in a raid on an alleged online gambling operation in the country’s capital.
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Police continue to investigate parties suspected of being involved in an international online gambling network.
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