Head of Public Information Bureau of the Polri, Brigjen Pol Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, along with the Director of General Crimes at the Bareskrim Polri, Brigjen Pol Wira Satya Triputra, provide an explanation of the busting of an international judol network operating in the Hayam Wuruk area, West Jakarta.

progresifjaya.co.id, JAKARTA – The Bareskrim Polri has cracked down on an international online gambling (judol) network operating in the Hayam Wuruk area of ​​West Jakarta. The raid, conducted on Saturday, May 9, 2026, also involved 321 foreign nationals (WNA) conducting online gambling activities.

The Head of Public Information Bureau (Karo Penmas) of the Polri Public Relations Division, Brigjen Pol Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko stated in his explanation, that the crackdown on the judol network was part of the implementation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia’s Asta Cita program to enforce the law against international online gambling networks.

“This is an integrated part of the President of the Republic of Indonesia’s program, the Asta Cita Program. It is implemented in the law enforcement process, particularly regarding international online gambling networks,” Brigjen Pol Trunoyudo told reporters on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

He also stated, that this raid has become a shared concern. This is because cross-border online gambling practices continue to grow and are conducted in an organized manner.

At the same time, the Director of General Crimes at the Bareskrim Polri, Brigjen Pol Wira Satya Triputra also stated, that the raid was carried out based on reports from the public who suspected suspicious activity by several foreign nationals in a building in West Jakarta.

“From the results of the investigation, we discovered allegations of organized gambling activities involving foreign nationals from various countries,” said Brigjen Pol Wira.

Meanwhile, the 321 WNA arrested in this raid were 57 Chinese nationals, 228 Vietnamese nationals, 11 Laotian nationals, 13 Myanmar nationals, 3 Malaysian nationals, 5 Thai nationals, and 3 Cambodian nationals.

“We arrested these perpetrators red-handed. They had been operating and operating an online gambling operation,” explained Brigjen Pol Wira.

Based on preliminary investigations, the perpetrators were known to have been operating for approximately two months. Police also discovered approximately 75 domains and websites used for online gambling.

Several other items of evidence were also confiscated, including passports, cell phones, laptops, PCs, and cash in various currencies.

The 321 WNA who were caught in this raid have now been charged under Article 426 and/or Article 607, in conjunction with Article 20 and/or Article 21 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustments.

“We will also trace the flow of funds and search the servers and IP addresses of the communication networks,” said Brigjen Pol Wira.

Separately, the Secretary of the NCB Interpol, Polri’s Inter-Relationship Division, Brigjen Pol Dr Untung Widyatmoko stated, that this phenomenon indicates a shift in transnational cybercrime activity to Indonesia.

“After the regulation of online operations in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, there has been a shift to Indonesia,” said Brigjen Pol Untung.

Currently, the Bareskrim Polri is continuing its investigation and investigation to uncover the parties involved in this international online gambling network. Hopefully, more people will be arrested soon.

Writer/Editor: Bembo