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Batam , Rempang and Galang police chief Sr Comr Anggoro Wicaksono reading a statement on May 25, 2026, during a press conference in Batam on a raid that dismantled the Indonesian branch of an multinational gambling network in the Riau Islands city.
- Courtesy of Barelang City Police JAKARTA: The Batam, Rempang and Galang Police have dismantled an Indonesian online gambling centre with a monthly turnover of some Rp 10 billion based out of a luxury housing complex in Batam, the Riau Islands, part of a multinational network that included a Cambodian branch and a main company based in the Philippines. At around 2.45pm on May 21, officers from Criminal Investigation Unit 1 of the Barelang Police raided the branch center at Taman Golf Residence in Sukajadi subdistrict, Batam City district, and detained three suspects: the head of the Indonesian operation, identified by the initials HR, and finance staffers HL and ET.
Addressing a press conference on Monday , Barelang Police chief Sr. Comr. Anggoro Wicaksono said the syndicate operated at least three gambling sites: MPO999 , MALLBET and MPOMEGA .
“From the site of the raid, we confiscated cash and funds in an escrow account totaling some Rp 1 billion,” Anggoro said. “Based on our investigation, the Rp 1 billion was accumulated from transactions over just three days,” he added. Anggoro also called on the public to remain vigilant and not fall for the traps of online gambling operations, whether as players or job seekers.
He advised people who spotted any suspicious activities in their neighborhoods to contact the police’s 24-hour hotline 110. At the same press conference, Barelang Police criminal investigation chief Comr M. Debby Tri Andrestian said the Batam centre was part a multinational syndicate, with suspect HR working in direct contact with the Philippine online gambling company.
Debby added that the syndicate operated under a profit-sharing scheme of “20 per cent for the main company in the Philippines and 80 per cent is suspect HR’s share”. While the local branch operated from the residential complex in Batam, the Cambodia branch was responsible for administrative aspects such as marketing and customer service, he said. According to Debby, the syndicate ran a massive marketing campaign by exploiting the algorithms of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Suspects HL and ET were allegedly responsible for managing the payment gateway, recording all incoming bets, transferring operational funds and paying the salaries of workers at the Cambodia branch. The network has been operating since 2024 and evaded law enforcement by periodically relocating its local base, with the site in Sukajadi believed to be its second.
Police also confiscated several electronic devices used to manage and monitor transactions, including 16 cellphones, three tablet computers, one mini laptop and two CPUs, four monitors, four BCA token devices and two passports. The investigation into the online gambling network is ongoing, particularly in tracing its financial flow as well as the possibility of other escrow accounts and operatives.
The suspects have been charged with Article 45, paragraph 3 and Article 27, paragraph 2 of Law No. 1/ 2024 on Electronic Information and Transactions, along with Article 426, paragraphs 1a and 1c of the 2023 Criminal Code, which carry maximum punishments of 10 years in prison and a Rp 10 billion fine. - The Jakarta Post/ANNPublic transport operators need to shift to predictive maintenance methods, says expert groupFrom K-pop to K-glow: lasers, facial firming drive South Korea's new tourism wave
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