Bareskrim Unloads International Online Gambling, Global Network From Bogor To Bali

Bareskrim Polri (ANTARA)

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has again dismantled the practice of online gambling (judol) international networks. This is because this network is suspected of being affiliated with servers in China and Cambodia.

The Director of General Crimes (Dittipidum) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Brigadier General Djuhandhani Rahardjo Puro, said that the judol practice was revealed in the areas of Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, and Bali, which were the result of prosecution since June 13.

"Bareskrim Polri follows directly the President's order which was conveyed to the National Police Chief, by taking firm steps to dismantle the cross-border online gambling network that has disturbed the public," said Djuhandhani in his statement, Friday, July 18.

From the disclosure, 22 people were named suspects. They have the initials RA, NKP, SY, IK, GRH, AG, AT, IMF, FS, MR, RAW, AI, BA, RH, D, AVP, JF, RNH, SA, DN, and AN.

They have different roles. Starting from operators, server managers, and financial admins.

"Some actors have roles as server managers and marketing of Tanjung899.com and Aca899.com gambling sites," he said.

This gambling network is controlled from abroad, namely China and Cambodia, with technical implementers in Indonesia using registered first cards to create a WhatsApp account. The account is used to send massive gambling promotion messages to millions of numbers.

Every day, operators can create up to 500 WhatsApp accounts and spread thousands of broadcast messages (broadcasts) containing invitations to join, ease of deposit, and promise of victory (withdraw). Their internal communication is carried out through Telegram and WhatsApp groups to share cellphone number data and manage turnover.

"The proceeds of this crime are disguised through accounts in the name of other people (nominee), including by using cryptocurrencies disbursed through various payment gateways as if they came from buying and selling goods. The perpetrators made profits of up to hundreds of billions of rupiah in just one year," said Djuhandani.

The suspects were charged with several articles, namely, Article 303 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 43 Paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 27 Paragraph (2) of Law no. 1 of 2024 concerning amendments to the ITE Law in conjunction with Articles 3, 4, and 5 of Law no. 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.