(AsiaGameHub) – Indonesian police have arrested 321 foreign nationals over an illegal online gambling operation during a law enforcement crackdown in Jakarta, as part of Indonesia’s broader anti-gambling crime initiative targeting international cybercriminal syndicates.
A police operation carried out on May 7 at a building in Jakarta uncovered an operating illegal online gambling business that served foreign clients based outside Indonesia.
According to police spokesperson Wira Satya Triputra, 321 people were taken into custody in total, including 228 Vietnamese nationals, 57 from China, 11 from Laos, 5 from Thailand, 3 from Cambodia, and 3 from Malaysia. 275 of the detained individuals are currently under investigation for gambling-related offenses, while 46 suspects are still being processed over their participation in the illegal gambling operation.
Preliminary investigations found that this online gambling network had been running for around 2 months before the police operation was launched.
Though the transnational gambling network targeted players outside Indonesia, relevant authorities have declined to reveal which countries were affected.
As gambling is illegal in Indonesia, with penalties applicable to operators and bettors, as well as those who publish, promote or advertise gambling websites, authorities are under pressure to enforce laws against illegal gambling.
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