320 Foreign Nationals Arrested in Connection with Online Gambling in Hayam Wuruk Now Handed Over to the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesian Police have handed over 320 foreign nationals (WNA) involved in an international online gambling case at Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower, Jakarta, to the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services (Kemenimipas). The 320 foreign nationals have been placed in two locations: the Immigration Detention House in Kuningan, South Jakarta, and in West Jakarta.

“We are handing over 320 people because they are foreign nationals (WNA),” said Director of General Criminal Offences of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency, Brigadier General of Police Wira Satya Triputra, in Jakarta on Sunday (10/5/2026).

Wira explained that a total of 321 people were secured in the arrest. One other perpetrator who was arrested by the police is an Indonesian citizen (WNI). “So, after we conducted the examination yesterday, it turned out there was one WNI, a resident of Jakarta,” he said. The WNI has been taken to the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency for further examination.

On the same occasion, Head of the Immigration Supervision Subdirectorate of the Ministry of Imipas, Arief Eka Riyanto, thanked the police for their cooperation in uncovering the international online gambling syndicate that netted the 320 foreign nationals.

“For now, they are temporarily placed in the Detention House and Immigration Detention Room located in West Jakarta and Kuningan while awaiting further processes from our police colleagues,” said Arief.

Previously, on Saturday (9/5/2026), Indonesian Police announced the arrest of 321 people related to international online gambling criminal acts. The 320 foreign nationals consist of 228 Vietnamese citizens, 57 Chinese citizens, 13 Myanmar citizens, 11 Laotian citizens, 5 Thai citizens, 3 Malaysian citizens, and 3 Cambodian citizens.