West Java Police dismantle online gambling network with turnover of IDR 96 billion

Bandung (ANTARA) - The Directorate of Cyber Crime of the West Java Regional Police has dismantled an online gambling network with an estimated turnover of around Rp96 billion, operating through several applications offering a coin-purchase feature for playing games with a betting system.

Director of Cyber Crime at the West Java Regional Police, Chief Commissioner Fian Yunus, said the case was uncovered following an investigation that began in March 2026 across several different locations.

“This disclosure was carried out at three locations, namely Purwakarta Regency, South Jakarta, and Bondowoso Regency. Investigators needed approximately four months,” said Fian whilst announcing the case at the West Java Regional Police Headquarters in Bandung on Monday.

Fian said that eleven suspects were arrested in the operation, whilst one other person remains on the wanted list after allegedly fleeing to Vietnam.

The eleven arrested suspects have the initials LY, IVA, LH, TOM, TAP, FDM, MR, V, ARP, VADP, and SNR, whilst one suspect with the initials NAL is still being pursued.

According to Fian, one of the eleven arrested suspects is a foreign national from China with the initials LY, who was arrested in Bondowoso Regency, East Java.

“The role of this foreign national was to bring or develop the online gambling application into Indonesia, which had been operating since 2023 until now,” he said.

The West Java Regional Police are still investigating the possibility of other locations used by the network to run its online gambling operations.

Head of the Public Relations Division of the West Java Regional Police, Chief Commissioner Hendra Rochmawan, added that the police also seized a number of items of evidence in the case, including more than Rp2.26 billion in cash, five luxury watches, 254 grams of gold bullion, and various pieces of jewellery.

“In addition, we also succeeded in seizing a number of luxury vehicles, such as a Mercedes-Benz, Toyota Alphard, Hyundai Palisade, Toyota Hilux, and Mazda Biante,” he said.

He said the suspects have been charged under the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE), the Personal Data Protection Law, the Money Laundering Law (TPPU), and the Criminal Code (KUHP), with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum fine of Rp4 billion.