More than 300 foreigners arrested in Jakarta raid on online gambling operation
Indonesian police arrested 321 foreign nationals, mostly from Vietnam, for running a banned online gambling operation in Jakarta.Summary
Indonesian police arrested 321 foreign nationals in a raid on an online gambling operation in Central Jakarta. The suspects, primarily from Vietnam (228), China (57), Myanmar (13), Laos (11), Thailand (5), and Cambodia (3), were accused of violating Indonesia's criminal code on gambling, which carries a maximum sentence of nine years. Police reported that the suspects had been operating the site for two months and were largely aware of the illegality, targeting foreign customers. Interpol Indonesia noted a trend of online gambling operations moving from Cambodian cities to Indonesia. This raid followed a separate operation on Friday where immigration authorities arrested 210 foreigners involved in online investment scams on Batam island.
(Source：Devdiscourse)