The Cyber Crime Directorate (Dittipidsiber) of the Indonesian\nNational Police (Bareskrim Polri) has dismantled an international online\ngambling network. This syndicate, which recorded transactions valued at\nRp 1 trillion, utilised a comment spam modus operandi.<\/p>\n
Brigadier General Adex Yudiswan of the Cyber Crime Directorate stated\nthat the gambling syndicate operates in Indonesia and several other\ncountries. He noted that the network operates online gambling websites\nincluding 1XBET, AJ8KEREN, and EMPIRE88.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese online gambling websites operate both nationally and\ninternationally,\u201d said Brigadier General Adex during a press conference\nat the Bareskrim Polri Building, South Jakarta, on Thursday\n(3\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n
He mentioned that the gambling syndicate utilised payment service\ncompanies in Indonesia to manage player deposits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe estimated profit based on transaction facts from January to 2026\nrecorded transactions of Rp 1,037,790,052,498. This is equivalent to Rp\n260 billion per month, or approximately Rp 8.6 billion per day,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>\n
Five Suspects Identified<\/strong><\/p>\n Police have named five individuals as suspects in this case. Adex\nexplained that the suspects used a modus operandi of establishing a\nfictitious company named PT Ultra Payment Terpercaya (PT UPT) to\nfacilitate the flow of funds.<\/p>\n The identities and roles of the suspects are as follows:<\/p>\n APU, arrested in Semarang (1s July 2026). He acted as a liaison\nand was responsible for finding a fictitious director for the\ncompany.<\/p><\/li>\n MAY, arrested in Semarang (15 July 2026). He acted as the\nfictitious Director of PT UPT to collect deposits.<\/p><\/li>\n R, arrested in South Tangerang (13 July 2026). He was responsible\nfor ordering the search for a fictitious director and opening bank\naccounts.<\/p><\/li>\n GG, arrested in East Jakarta (13 July 2026). He was responsible\nfor creating the legal documentation for PT UPT.<\/p><\/li>\n TS, arrested in South Tangerang (20 July 2026). He was\nresponsible for managing financial transactions from the fictitious\ncompany.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n Investigators are also hunting for FP, who is currently on the most\nwanted list (DPO). FP is suspected of ordering the other suspects and\ncontrolling transaction operations.<\/p>\n \u201cThe role of the fugitive FP was to instruct suspects R, GG, and S\nwith their respective tasks as explained above, and to facilitate the\noperational path of these online gambling transactions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Fund Flows Frozen<\/strong><\/p>\n Bareskrim Polri has also frozen the flow of funds. Total assets\nseized from this network amount to tens of billions of rupiah.<\/p>\n \u201cBareskrim Polri has successfully frozen funds held by five payment\nservice providers, including PT KPG, PT HST, PT UPB, PT BPR, and PT K,\nwith a total value of Rp 51,991,693,314,\u201d explained Adex.<\/p>\n Investigators also seized eight mobile phones, 17 bank tokens,\nsavings books, ATM cards, and bundles of bank cheques. Adex guaranteed\nthat the authorities have submitted requests for the disconnection or\ntake-down of all such websites to the Ministry of Communication and\nDigital (Komdigi).<\/p>\n \u201cWe have officially submitted a request for access disconnection or\ntake-down to Kominfo for all these websites so they can no longer be\naccessed by the public,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n The suspects face charges under Article 26 (1) and\/or Article 82\nand\/or Article 85 of Law Number 3 of 2011 concerning Criminal Acts of\nFund Transfers, and\/or Article 607 of Law Number 1 of 2023 (the Criminal\nCode), with a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.<\/p>\n Overseas Control Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n Police are conducting further investigations. Although operating in\nIndonesia, the control centre of this network is located abroad.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on the findings of the investigators, it was discovered that\nthe operational control centre for all these websites is located\noverseas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Comment Spam Modus Operandi<\/strong><\/p>\n Adex explained that this exposure began following reports from the\nMinistry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) regarding the prevalence\nof gambling-related comment spam on social media in June 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cThe team then conducted investigations and cyber patrols,\ndiscovering gambling-related comment spam on websites GARAM26, SOR54,\nand RAWIT14 that directed users to the PUSATJP68 website,\u201d said\nAdex.<\/p>\n Furthermore, in July 2026, investigators discovered similar spam\nintensity from sites PARIS52, HANTAM01, and MANIS36, which directed\nusers to the JARIBOS site. These sites offered various types of\ngambling, ranging from slots and casinos to sports betting.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on field investigations by investigators, it was found that\nthe control and operational centre for all these websites is located\nabroad,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>",
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