Indonesian police uncover online gambling networks and seize ATMs, cash
Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Indonesia’s Criminal Investigation Agency said its cybercrime directorate uncovered three online gambling cases.
- The websites involved operated on a national and international scale, according to police.
- Investigators seized evidence including ATM cards, bankbooks, mobile phones and cash during the cases.
Indonesia’s Criminal Investigation Agency has uncovered three online gambling cases involving websites that operated across national and international markets.
The agency’s cybercrime directorate presented the cases at a news conference in Jakarta on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Police displayed evidence seized in the investigations, including ATM cards, bankbooks, mobile phones and cash.
Photographs of suspects and the confiscated items were also shown during the briefing. The cases were presented by Brig. Gen. Adex Yudiswan, director of the agency’s cybercrime directorate.
Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.