{"id":777029275,"date":"2025-07-21T10:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777029275"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:48:14","slug":"22-arrested-over-alleged-online-gambling-operation-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/22-arrested-over-alleged-online-gambling-operation-in-indonesia","title":{"rendered":"22 arrested over alleged online gambling operation in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities say a multi-million dollar network used cryptocurrency-based money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Indonesia.- Authorities have arrested 22 people allegedly connected to an extensive online gambling syndicate with servers based in China and Cambodia. The group, behind gambling platforms Akasia899 and Tanjung899, reportedly generated illicit profits exceeding IDR20bn (US$1.2m) in under a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Directorate of General Crimes at the National Police\u2019s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) oversaw arrests in Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, and Denpasar. The suspects include alleged server managers, financial administrators, and operators who coordinated their efforts through encrypted WhatsApp and Telegram groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To promote their illegal websites, the group is said to have exploited thousands of pre-registered SIM cards to create hundreds of WhatsApp accounts daily. These were used to broadcast massive volumes of promotional messages offering \u201ceasy deposits\u201d and \u201cguaranteed winnings,\u201d targeting millions of Indonesian users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police said the syndicate funnelled gambling proceeds through nominee bank accounts and cryptocurrency transactions, disguising them as payments for goods to avoid detection. \u201cEvery day, an operator could create up to 500 WhatsApp accounts,\u201d said Brigadier General Djuhandhani Rahardjo Puro, Director of General Crimes at Bareskrim. \u201cThey were aggressively pushing these gambling messages nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities seized 354 mobile phones, 23 computer CPUs, 2,648 SIM cards, 18 ATM cards, a modem and one vehicle. The suspects are being charged under Indonesia\u2019s Criminal Code for gambling, the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, and the Money Laundering Law. They face combined penalties of up to 15 years in prison and fines reaching IDR1bn (over US$61,000).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Malaysian authorities detain 496 amid raid against alleged illegal gambling operation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities say a multi-million dollar network used cryptocurrency-based money laundering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777028668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Indonesian authorities have dismantled a multi-million dollar online gambling syndicate, arresting 22 individuals connected to platforms Akasia899 and Tanjung899. The operation, which generated over US$1.2 million in illicit profits, utilized cryptocurrency-based money laundering and aggressive promotional tactics via thousands of pre-registered SIM cards and encrypted messaging apps, with servers reportedly based in China and Cambodia.","focusai_entities":"Akasia899, Tanjung899, Directorate of General Crimes at the National Police\u2019s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), Brigadier General Djuhandhani Rahardjo Puro","focusai_location":"Indonesia, China, Cambodia, Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, Denpasar","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cross-border Enforcement","query":"What specific international cooperation mechanisms were leveraged by Indonesian authorities to dismantle a syndicate with servers in China and Cambodia, and how effective were they?"},{"label":"AML & Crypto Risks","query":"How are regulators and financial institutions adapting AML frameworks to effectively detect and prevent money laundering through cryptocurrency and nominee accounts in the iGaming sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[24634,24819,24764],"class_list":["post-777029275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-indonesia","tag-money-laundering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777029275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777029275"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777029275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777029321,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777029275\/revisions\/777029321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777029275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777029275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777029275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}