PBS NewsHour - The Latest | Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners in online gambling crackdown by Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

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Indonesian police announced a massive crackdown on illegal online gambling, arresting 321 foreign nationals—predominantly 228 Vietnamese and 57 Chinese—during a raid on a commercial building near Jakarta’s Chinatown that served as a hub for more than 70 gambling websites targeting players abroad. Investigators described the operation as a two‑month, highly organized network with staff assigned to customer service, telemarketing and financial administration, and noted that many suspects had entered Indonesia on short‑term visas and overstayed while engaging in gambling, money‑laundering and immigration violations. Authorities seized cash in multiple currencies, computers, phones, passports and other equipment, and identified at least 75 betting platforms, formally naming 275 detainees who face up to nine years in prison and fines of 2 billion rupiah. The raid follows similar transnational crime busts in Surabaya, Bali and Batam, highlighting a shift of gambling operators from Myanmar and Cambodia to Indonesia as the country steps up enforcement against illegal digital betting and related scams.

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