Polri Seizes Rp1.9 Billion from International Online Gambling Case Bust

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Criminal Investigation Agency of the Indonesian National Police (Bareskrim Polri) has seized cash amounting to Rp1.9 billion from the bust of an international online gambling crime case in the Hayam Wuruk office area, Jakarta.

Director of General Crimes at Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General of Police Wira Satya Triputra, stated that in addition to Indonesian rupiah, the police also seized foreign currencies worth 53.82 million Vietnamese dong and 10,210 US dollars in the case bust.

“This includes various currencies. We may provide further details later, but that’s for certain,” Wira said during a press conference in Jakarta on Saturday.

Moving forward, Polri will trace the flow of funds in the case and investigate the servers or internet protocol (IP) addresses in the online gambling site’s communication network.

From the case bust, 321 foreign nationals have been arrested, with 275 of them designated as suspects.

However, based on examination results, the building in the Hayam Wuruk office area, which was the site of the bust, is purely an operational location for online gambling.

“Their residences are located around this tower,” he revealed.

Meanwhile, he explained that most of the arrested foreign nationals were already aware of the purpose of being brought to Indonesia to work for an online gambling company.

Nevertheless, so far, Wira stated that the arrested foreign nationals are the executors, not the masterminds.

Therefore, Polri is committed to developing the case until finding the high-ranking figures of the online gambling business and the sponsors who brought them to Indonesia.

“We will also coordinate with relevant stakeholders, in this case with PPATK, then with the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services. This is for further development,” Wira added.