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.
The raid and arrests show enforcement action against illegal online gambling and related money laundering in Indonesia.
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Rome's police headquarters ordered a private club closed for 15 days after an inspection found an unlicensed gaming room and unauthorised food and drink sales. Officers identified 24 people, including four minors, and reported four adults found with more than 10 grams of hashish to judicial authorities. The questore applied article 100 of the public security law, citing the violations, the social dangerousness of patrons and a previous measure against the venue.
Rome's police headquarters, the Questura di Roma, ordered a private club in the city closed for 15 days after an inspection found an unlicensed gaming room and unauthorised sale of food and drink. The measure was taken under article 100 of the consolidated public security law (T.U.L.P.S.), and the premises were sealed.
South Korean authorities, working with the UAE, arrested three suspects in an operation against an alleged international illegal betting network, reportedly named Halak. Investigators estimated its turnover at about KRW3,100bn ($2.3bn) and identified links to illegal gambling activity in the Philippines and Malaysia. South Korea’s president said the group had allegedly recruited people from vulnerable groups.
South Korean authorities dismantled an alleged international illegal betting organisation with an estimated turnover of about KRW3,100bn ($2.3bn), in an operation carried out with authorities in the United Arab Emirates that led to the arrest of three suspects. The operation was named Halak, according to the report.
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates arrested three South Korean suspects following a joint investigation, citing South Korean police. Police accused them of running an illegal online gambling operation from overseas worth KRW3.1tn, approximately $2.3bn.
It was reported that Orange County authorities arrested three relatives. They face charges including laundering and racketeering over alleged illegal gambling and prescription drug sales through convenience stores.
Italian police carried out a court-ordered seizure in Brindisi on 28 October, targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita. Police seized a bar described as a clandestine gambling hub, along with other properties, vehicles, bank accounts, savings and prepaid cards. Parisi’s 13-year sentence for attempted extortion is under appeal; investigators allege assets worth at least €600,000 were linked to him.
Italian police executed a court-ordered seizure on 28 October targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita, in the Brindisi area. Police also took action against Parisi's partner and other relatives, according to the account of the operation. The seized assets include a bar described as an operational centre for a clandestine gambling network.