Hundreds of Foreign Nationals in Hayam Wuruk Online Gambling Syndicate Transferred to Immigration
Hundreds of foreign nationals (WNA) involved in an international online gambling (judol) syndicate at the Hayam Wuruk office in West Jakarta have been transferred to several immigration offices.
The Head of Public Information for the Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, stated that the transfer of the 320 foreign nationals was for immigration examinations of the suspects.
“Today, the transfer of 320 foreign nationals to several immigration examination locations for further processing is being carried out,” he told reporters on Sunday (10/5).
Trunoyudo detailed that 150 people were transferred to the Immigration Detention House (Rudenim), 150 to the Central Immigration Directorate, and another 20 to the West Jakarta Immigration Office.
He added that this step is part of the law enforcement process being carried out simultaneously and in an integrated manner with relevant stakeholders.
“This process is still ongoing continuously and simultaneously, including coordination with immigration authorities for further examinations,” he explained.
Previously, the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) raided the online gambling headquarters operated by hundreds of foreign nationals (WNA) from various countries at the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower office building in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, on Saturday (9/5).
In the raid conducted on Thursday (7/5), police arrested a total of 321 foreign nationals from various countries. The breakdown includes 57 Chinese nationals, 228 Vietnamese nationals, 11 Laotian nationals, 13 Myanmar nationals, 3 Malaysian nationals, 5 Thai nationals, and 3 Cambodian nationals.
Of the total secured, 275 have been designated as suspects. The suspects are charged under Article 426 and/or Article 607 in conjunction with Article 20 and/or Article 21 of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, as well as Law Number 1 of 2026 on penal adjustments.