Police Seize Safes and Foreign Currency from International Online Gambling Headquarters in Hayam Wuruk
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Directorate of General Criminal Crimes at the National Police Headquarters seized several pieces of evidence from the bust of an international online gambling case in the Hayam Wuruk area, West Jakarta.
“From the enforcement operation we conducted, we have secured various types of evidence, namely safes, passports, mobile phones, laptops, PC computers, and cash in various currencies,” said the Director of General Criminal Crimes at the National Police Headquarters, Brigadier General of Police Wira Satya Triputra, during a press conference in Jakarta on Saturday (9/5/2026).
“(The domains) use specific character combinations and gambling level variables to avoid blocking,” he explained.
In this case, the police arrested 321 foreign nationals from several countries. Of that number, 228 are Vietnamese nationals and 57 are Chinese nationals.
In addition, there are 13 Myanmar nationals, 11 Laotian nationals, five Thai nationals, three Malaysian nationals, and three Cambodian nationals.
Previously reported, the National Police Headquarters and the Metro Jaya Regional Police raided a building on Hayam Wuruk Street, West Jakarta, which was used as an international online gambling den.
The Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Commissioner of Police Budi Hermanto, said that fully armed Brimob personnel were on guard to anticipate potential security disruptions, given the scale of the operation targeting a cross-country syndicate network.
“It is true, personnel from the Metro Jaya Regional Police’s Brimob Unit were deployed to the location to provide area security support. This was done to ensure the smooth operation of the investigators in the field in gathering evidence and securing the suspected perpetrators,” Budi stated in his remarks on Saturday (9/5/2026).
Currently, the investigation team is still conducting further probes into the secured individuals.