International Online Scam Fugitive Arrested in Jakarta

The Indonesian National Police’s NCB-Interpol Secretariat has arrested Zheng Rongjing, a fugitive from Beijing wanted for international online fraud, moments after he landed at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, in the early hours of Thursday (25/6).

Brigadier General Pol. Untung Widyatmoko, Secretary of NCB-Interpol Indonesia, stated that the arrest was made to support efforts to eradicate online fraud affiliated with international crime syndicates. The operation was carried out at the request of NCB-Interpol Beijing.

Untung explained that the operation began when NCB-Interpol Beijing submitted a request to NCB-Interpol Jakarta on 5 March 2026 to locate and arrest Zheng Rongjing. Zheng is strongly suspected of being a major player in online scam operations and was on Beijing Interpol’s most-wanted list. His activities involved running online scam operations in one of the largest compounds in Cambodia.

Zheng was apprehended immediately after landing by a team from the NCB-Interpol Indonesia Secretariat, assisted by the Directorate General of Immigration from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. Following the arrest, the team conducted an initial investigation into Zheng’s reasons and purpose for travelling to Indonesia. He is currently being held at the Metro Jaya Regional Police headquarters.

Untung stated that Zheng will subsequently be handed over to the authorities of the People’s Republic of China through a formal handing-over mechanism. He added that this successful arrest demonstrates the Indonesian National Police’s commitment to strengthening cross-border law enforcement cooperation, particularly in handling transnational organised crime and dismantling international online scam networks.