Overview
- Police detained 321 foreign nationals, mostly Vietnamese, during a May 7 raid on a West Jakarta office that investigators say ran dozens of betting sites for customers abroad.
- As of Saturday, officers had named 275 people as suspects who could face up to nine years in prison and a 2 billion rupiah fine.
- Investigators describe a two-month operation with assigned jobs in customer service, telemarketing and finance, staffed by foreign workers who entered on short-term visas and overstayed.
- Police seized cash in several currencies along with phones, computers and passports from the building.
- Interpol Indonesia says operators are shifting from Cambodian hubs to Indonesia, prompting plans for a dedicated task force.