West Java Police Dismantle Online Gambling Ring with Rp96 Billion Turnover, 11 Suspects Arrested

The West Java Regional Police’s Cyber Crime Directorate has successfully dismantled a large-scale online gambling network with a turnover reaching Rp96 billion. The illegal practice was run through a number of applications that disguised the betting system with a game coin purchase feature.

Director of Cyber Crime for the West Java Police, Senior Commissioner Fian Yunus, revealed that this success was the result of an intensive four-month investigation that began in March 2026. “This operation was carried out in three different locations, namely Purwakarta Regency, South Jakarta, and Bondowoso Regency,” Fian said during a press conference at the West Java Police Headquarters in Bandung on Monday (20/7).

In the operation, police arrested 11 suspects with the initials LY, IVA, LH, TOM, TAP, FDM, MR, V, ARP, VADP, and SNR. One of the main suspects, LY, is a Chinese national who was arrested in Bondowoso, East Java. Fian explained that LY had been acting as the developer of the online gambling applications in Indonesia since 2023. Meanwhile, another suspect with the initials NAL is now on the wanted list and is believed to have fled to Vietnam.

The Head of Public Relations for the West Java Police, Senior Commissioner Hendra Rochmawan, detailed a number of high-value assets seized from the suspects. In addition to cash amounting to Rp2.26 billion, police also confiscated other assets. The West Java Police are currently continuing to investigate the possibility of other operational locations used by the network.

The suspects now face multiple charges under the Electronic Information and Transactions Law, the Personal Data Protection Law, as well as the Anti-Money Laundering Law and the Criminal Code. They face a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine of up to Rp4 billion.