JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has dismantled an international online gambling network operating in the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower Building, West Jakarta. From the disclosure, of the 321 foreign nationals (WNA), 287 people were named as suspects.
Director of General Crime (Dirtipidum) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Brigadier General Wira Satya, said that the disclosure of the case began with information from the public regarding the suspicious activities of a number of foreigners at the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower Building.
"After a series of investigations and in-depth investigations supported by forensic digital analysis, financial analysis, and field monitoring, investigators confirmed the existence of online gambling operations on the 20th and 21st floors of the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower Building," Wira said in a press conference, at the Bareskrim Police Headquarters, South Jakarta, Friday, June 26, 2026.
According to Wira, when the raid was carried out, the perpetrators were carrying out online gambling operations. The modus operandi used was to manage hundreds of online gambling sites, promote them through social media, use nominee accounts, and use digital assets and cryptocurrencies to disguise transactions.
"In its activities, various ways are carried out, namely through social media promotions, using nominee accounts, then utilizing digital assets as well as USDT or tokens to buy crypto. This is used for transactions to disguise illegal activities as a digital technology and marketing company," he said.
From the results of the investigation, the police found as many as 145 online gambling sites or domains that were managed in turn to avoid blocking. The servers and hosting of these sites are known to be abroad, including Brazil, the Philippines, China, and Vietnam.
In addition to designating 287 foreign nationals as suspects, investigators also arrested four Indonesian citizens (WNI) who played a role in assisting the network's operations, ranging from renting buildings, providing accounts and ATM cards, exchanging cryptocurrencies, to handling residence permits for foreign nationals.
Based on the results of digital forensic analysis of evidence, investigators found transaction data in a Google Sheet which showed that one of the gambling platforms recorded a total deposit of IDR 13.9 trillion with a profit of around IDR 1.69 trillion.
"As an example, based on statistical data on one of the suspect's platforms, it was found that the deposit record reached IDR 13.9 trillion with a profit that had been recorded reaching IDR 1.69 trillion," said Wira.
The police also seized Rp8.5 billion in cash from an account used to support online gambling operations in Indonesia, as well as various foreign currencies with an equivalent value of around Rp245 million.
Wira emphasized that the Criminal Investigation Unit would continue to develop the investigation to uncover international networks, funds, assets of crime, companies that sponsor the entry of foreign nationals, and apply the article on money laundering (TPPU).
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