BOGOR - The war against online gambling is not over. However, the scale of the operation revealed by the National Police shows the size of the illegal industry. Throughout 2026, the National Police dismantled 718 cases of online gambling, arrested 1,164 suspects, seized evidence worth Rp. 1.75 trillion, and blocked 278 thousand online gambling sites and content with the Ministry of Communication and Digital.
The data was conveyed by the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, when reporting the performance of the National Police to President Prabowo Subianto on the 80th Anniversary of Bhayangkara at the Satlat Brimob Cikeas, Bogor, Wednesday (1/7).
One of the biggest cases that was revealed was an international online gambling network involving 322 foreign nationals (WNA).
According to the National Police Chief, the network manages at least 145 online gambling domains. Of that number, 291 foreigners have been named as suspects.
The disclosure shows that the online gambling business is no longer run sporadically, but has grown into a cross-country network with an organized digital infrastructure.
In addition to eradicating online gambling, the National Police has also strengthened efforts to prevent state revenue leakage through the formation of the State Task Force for State Revenue Optimization (OPN) and the State Task Force for Law Enforcement on Smuggling Crimes.
Together with the Directorate General of Taxes and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance, the OPN Task Force managed to uncover the illegal export of 87 containers of ventimeter and POME.
Meanwhile, the Smuggling Task Force handled 47 cases, naming 24 suspects, including the disclosure of the smuggling of 28 tons of tin to Malaysia.
In the field of drug eradication, the National Police Chief also reported the success of changing 148 drug villages into drug-free areas through community empowerment approaches.
According to the National Police Chief, these various steps are carried out to maintain security stability while protecting the national economy from criminal practices that are detrimental to the country.
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