Bareskrim Dismantles 3 Online Gambling Headquarters in Tangerang, 14 Named as Suspects
The Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) of the Indonesian National Police has dismantled three bases of an online gambling syndicate in the Tangerang area, Banten. Fourteen individuals have been named as suspects in the operation. ‘This is one of the results from our colleagues at the Bareskrim Mobile Investigation Unit, where this case involves three crime scenes with a total of 14 suspects,’ said the Director of General Crimes at Bareskrim, Brigadier General Wira Satya Triputra, during a press conference at the Bareskrim building in South Jakarta on Friday (14/8/2026).
Wira detailed that the first location was in the Andara Village housing complex. There, police secured four suspects with the initials HDP, MAH, YO, and F, who acted as telemarketers and finance staff. ‘The second location was at the Alam Sutera Town Square shop houses in North Serpong. At this crime scene, the team also arrested four people, with the initials RRB, TA, P, and MP, who acted as customer service representatives,’ Wira continued. The third location was in the Tesla Utara housing complex, where police arrested six suspects with the initials AS, DAM, H, JAK, KG, and PM. ‘They acted as streamers. There were also those who acted as IT technicians, and one of them was an administrator for the online gambling operation,’ Wira explained.
Wira explained that the case came to light following public information about the practice being conducted in the Tangerang area. Police then moved to investigate at the end of July. ‘From the data collection, several separate locations were identified as suspected operational sites and supporting infrastructure for online gambling, leading to the enforcement action,’ he stated. During the operation, investigators seized evidence including 46 mobile phones, 2 laptops, 2 bank books, 45 ATM cards, 6 PCs, IDR 100 million in cash, as well as assets in the form of foreign currency and jewellery.
The suspects are known to have managed nine online gambling sites, namely Desa, Nonstop, Badut, Tawaslot, Miabislot, Doremi, Tobrut, Miagacor, and Top Global. The network is not only active in Indonesia but is also linked to a base in Cambodia. ‘We need to convey that besides operating in Indonesia, the owners of these gambling sites also have an operational office in Cambodia, which also employs Indonesian citizens, both as administrators and operators there,’ Wira revealed. Based on initial investigations, Wira added, the turnover from these sites reached billions of rupiah. ‘We need to convey that based on the suspects’ statements, the gambling turnover is between IDR 1 billion and IDR 2 billion per month,’ Wira added.
Currently, the National Police have requested the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs to block the sites and are cooperating with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to trace the flow of funds from the syndicate. For their actions, the suspects face charges under Article 426 and/or Article 607 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Procedure Code in conjunction with Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustments.