Indonesian police arrested 321 people in an investigation into a group operating online gambling websites, police reported on 9 May. The group ran 75 sites, according to the report, and used Indonesia as an operational base while targeting overseas markets.
The arrests concern a gambling operation using Indonesia as a base to target customers in other markets.
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Police in North Sumatra and Central Java arrested 15 people in separate gambling operations, according to police officials. Investigators froze accounts holding Rp2.46 billion in connection with Central Java cases; in Medan, five cashiers were detained and their manager remained at large.
Separate gambling operations in North Sumatra and Central Java led to 15 arrests, police officials said. In the Central Java cases, investigators also froze bank accounts whose combined balance was Rp2.46 billion. Five cashiers were detained in Medan, and their manager has not been caught.
Jakarta Metropolitan Police said officers shut three online casino sites and arrested a man in a raid in West Kalimantan on 10 June. Police said the suspect, identified by the initials AYA, faces online gambling and money-laundering-related charges.
It was reported that Singapore police arrested 60 people during illegal gambling operations. The arrests took place in June and July before and during the 2026 World Cup.
Belarus’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said it arrested five people in an investigation into alleged illegal migration and online casino activity. The ministry said two foreign nationals allegedly used bogus IT firms as cover, while three accomplices helped arrange companies and residency documents for at least 40 foreign passport holders; the investigation continues.
Connecticut State Police arrested more than 100 people suspected of participating in an illegal gambling operation involving cockfighting, according to the report. Police said they seized up to $90,000 in cash and found 273 birds at the site; defendants face charges including professional gambling and operating a gambling premises.