Police Raids Reveal Indonesia as New Hub for Scam, Gambling Syndicates
Police are tracing funding and local links after 321 foreigners were arrested and equipment was seized from the gambling operation.
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The Directorate General of Immigration has successfully identified the sponsors (guarantor parties) responsible for the presence of 320 foreign nationals suspected of being involved in an online gambling syndicate in Hayam Wuruk.
Police raids reveal Indonesia as new hub for scam, gambling syndicates
Indonesia’s latest wave of police raids has exposed signs that online gambling and scam syndicates, squeezed out of traditional hubs such as Cambodia and Myanmar, are trying to turn Southeast Asia’s biggest economy into a new base. Analysts warned that Indonesia’s porous visa regime, weak law enforcement and welcoming attitude towards foreigners had made it an attractive destination for syndicates looking to avoid scrutiny. Authorities have arre…
Indonesia to review visa waivers after foreign scammers’ arrests
Indonesian immigration chief Hendarsam Marantoko said the illicit activities were cause for ‘serious concern’. (EPA Images pic) JAKARTA: Indonesia will review its visa-free entry policy for nationals of Southeast Asian countries after a string of arrests of foreigners accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations, a top immigration official said Wednesday. Authorities last week detained more than 500 people in two separate raids on an …
The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, spoke about the raid on the headquarters of an international online gambling (judol) network at the Hayam Wuruk Building, West Jakarta.
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