Bali Police have busted an online gambling syndicate operated by Indian nationals from two villas in the province, with 39 arrests, all Indians, made during the operation.
"Following continued probe, we named 35 individuals as suspects while the other four remain as witnesses," Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya said at a press conference here on Saturday.
He said that the arrests were made following an intensive probe by the local police's Cyber Criminal Investigation Agency of a suspected online gambling syndicate operating in the province.
Inspector General Adityajaya said that on January 15, cyber-patrol officers detected an Instagram account, @Rambetexchange, which was promoting the online gambling platform Ram Betting Exchange.
A cyber-forensics investigation later confirmed that the site provided full online gambling services, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, as well as operational support.
Following the discovery, police identified two villas in Badung and Tabanan districts suspected of being used by the operators. A coordinated raid was carried out on February 3, resulting in arrests and the seizure of evidence.
Each location is estimated to generate revenues of up to Rp4.3 billion (US$255,000) per month. Combined, the two sites are projected to generate between Rp7 billion and Rp8 billion (US$415,200–474,000) in monthly revenue.
The suspects will be charged under Article 27(2) in conjunction with Article 45(3) of the Information and Electronic Transactions Law on online gambling, as well as Article 426(1) of the Criminal Code on gambling and it carries a maximum prison sentence of up to nine years and fines of up to Rp200 million (US$11,865).
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