Indonesian Police Raid Online Gambling Hub Linked to China and Cambodia
Reporter
July 18, 2025 | 03:37 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Directorate of General Crime (Dittipidum) of the Indonesian National Police revealed an international online gambling network connected to servers in China and Cambodia. Authorities conducted raids on at least six locations in four areas—Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, and Bali—suspected to be the syndicate's headquarters.
"The Indonesian National Police followed President Prabowo Subianto's direct order, conveyed to the National Police Chief, by taking firm action to dismantle the transnational online gambling network that has been disturbing the public," said Brigadier General Djuhandhani Rahardjo Puro of the Dittipidum of the National Police in a written statement on Friday, July 18, 2025.
He explained that Subdit III Jatanras (police's crime division) investigated the case. The police arrested a total of 22 suspects in simultaneous raids in four areas on June 13th.
The four areas referred to are a house in the Cibubur Country area, Cotton Field Cluster, Block CF3 Number 3, Bogor Regency, West Java; two houses at Jl. Haji Harun IV No. 39 and Number 07, Jatirahayu in Bekasi City, West Java; two houses in the Villa Tangerang Regensi Baru residential area, Block BC 3 Number 11 and Block BC 2 Number 12 in Tangerang Regency, Banten; and in Denpasar, Bali.
Djuhandani explained that the gambling network is controlled from abroad, specifically China and Cambodia, with technical operatives in Indonesia who use registered SIM cards to create WhatsApp accounts. "These accounts are used to send massive gambling promotion messages to millions of numbers," he said.
Djuhandhani stated that the 22 arrested suspects consist of operators, server managers, and financial administrators within the transnational network.
For their actions, the online gambling syndicate suspects are charged with several articles, namely Article 303 Paragraph (1) point 1 of the Indonesian Criminal Code with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years or a maximum fine of Rp25 million; Article 43 Paragraph (3) Jo Article 27 Paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning amendments to the ITE Law with a maximum prison sentence of 6 years and a maximum fine of Rp1 billion; Articles 3, 4, and 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering with a maximum prison sentence of 15 years and a maximum fine of Rp1 billion.
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