Indonesian Police Arrest Beijing's Most Wanted Fugitive in Online Scam Case

Indonesian police have apprehended Zheng Rongjing, a fugitive from Beijing wanted by Interpol for his alleged involvement in an international online scam syndicate. The arrest marks a significant success in cross-border law enforcement efforts against cybercrime.

Brigadier General Untung Widyatmoko, Secretary of the National Central Bureau (NCB) Interpol Indonesia at the National Police's International Relations Division (Divhubinter Polri), confirmed that Zheng was on Beijing's most-wanted list for operating within a large scam compound in Cambodia.

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The subject is known to be one of the fugitives on Interpol Beijing's most-wanted list, involved in scam operations in one of the largest compounds in Cambodia.

"The subject is known to be one of the fugitives on Interpol Beijing's most-wanted list, involved in scam operations in one of the largest compounds in Cambodia," Widyatmoko stated. The arrest followed a formal request from NCB Beijing to NCB Interpol Jakarta on March 5, 2026.

Zheng was captured on Thursday (June 25) at Terminal 2 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport shortly after arriving in Indonesia on an Air Asia flight from Cambodia the previous night. The operation involved collaboration with immigration and correctional authorities. Widyatmoko noted that police are investigating whether Zheng had established infrastructure or found facilitators within Indonesia to support his illegal activities. "Of course, if a big player in online scams comes to Indonesia, there must be someone ready to accommodate them, the infrastructure must be ready here," he said. Before Zheng's extradition to Beijing, Indonesian authorities plan to conduct further investigations to understand his motives for entering Indonesia.

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Of course, if a big player in online scams comes to Indonesia, there must be someone ready to accommodate them, the infrastructure must be ready here.