Revealed: Indonesian Citizen, Former Cambodia Online Gambling Syndicate Alumnus, Involved in Hayam Wuruk Syndicate
Bareskrim Polri has detained 321 suspects in an online gambling (judol) syndicate at an office building on Jalan Hayam Wuruk in West Jakarta. One of the suspects is an Indonesian citizen (WNI) who previously worked for an online gambling syndicate in Cambodia.
As is known, 321 people were arrested during the raid on the online gambling headquarters on Jalan Hayam Wuruk in West Jakarta. The foreign nationals (WNA) come from various countries.
Director of General Criminal Affairs (Dirtipidum) at Bareskrim Polri, Brigjen Wira Satya Triputra, revealed that the foreign nationals were caught red-handed operating an online gambling website on Thursday (7/5/2026).
“The suspects were caught red-handed, meaning they were carrying out operational activities or online gambling operations. From the suspects we secured, the total number is 321,” Wira said to reporters at the location on Saturday (9/5).
Wira also revealed that the foreign nationals entered Indonesia using tourist visas or permits. He stated that their visas have expired.
The nationalities of the foreign nationals are as follows:
Vietnam: 228 people
China: 57 people
Myanmar: 13 people
Laos: 11 people
Thailand: 5 people
Malaysia: 3 people
Cambodia: 3 people
One Indonesian Suspect
Wira said that the 320 foreign national suspects are being handed over to Immigration. They are being placed in two locations.
“The plan today is to hand over the suspects to the Immigration detention house, which will be divided into two places. The first in Kuningan and the other in West Jakarta,” said Brigjen Wira, on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, West Jakarta, on Sunday (10/5).
The reason for handing over the 320 suspects is their status as foreign nationals, so the handling is coordinated with the Directorate General of Immigration. Meanwhile, the one Indonesian citizen suspect will still be taken to the Bareskrim Polri office.
“It should be noted that of the 321 suspects, we will hand over 320 because they are foreign nationals. Whereas the one person will still be brought to Bareskrim,” he added.
Indonesian Suspect Previously Worked in Cambodia
The Indonesian citizen suspect in the online gambling syndicate has also been examined. The suspect is a resident of Jakarta.
“We have conducted an examination; one person turned out to be an Indonesian citizen. Namely a resident of Jakarta here,” said Wira.
He explained that this Indonesian citizen had previously worked in Cambodia. The suspect returned to Indonesia to work again for the online gambling syndicate.
“But the person in question is a former or had worked in Cambodia,” he revealed.
“So he came here also to work here again,” he continued.
Role of the Indonesian Suspect as CS
Furthermore, Wira revealed the roles of the online gambling admins. One of their tasks is debt collection.
“There are various roles: telemarketing, customer service, admin, or including debt collection,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian citizen served as customer service.
“The role of the Indonesian citizen will still be checked again, but for now, he is customer service,” he stated.
Investigators will also delve deeper into the evidence seized at the location. Among them are computers and other devices found.
“We will still examine it further, because we are still analysing the computers and so on or other devices,” he explained.