Indonesia is becoming a centre for transnational online gambling and scam operations, according to the National Central Bureau of Interpol Indonesia, as cybercrime networks previously based in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam relocate to the country. Police arrested 321 people, including 228 Vietnamese and 57 Chinese nationals, in a major raid at an office building in West Jakarta’s Hayam Wuruk area on May 7, with another operation detaining 210 foreign nationals in Batam. Authorities plan to establish a task force with the Foreign Ministry to address the growing threat.
- 🚨 The Hayam Wuruk operation had been active for two months and involved 75 online gambling domains and websites, according to police evidence from seized electronic devices.
- 💰 Authorities seized 1.9 billion rupiah (US$109,165), 53.82 million Vietnamese dong (US$2,045) and US$10,210 in cash during the raid.
- 🛂 Many of the foreign nationals arrested in the Hayam Wuruk raid had entered Indonesia visa-free and allegedly overstayed the permitted 30-day period, according to the Criminal Investigations Department.
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