inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian National Police (INP) Criminal Investigation Agency reveals the human trafficking and online gambling international network. The network is said to be linked to China, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand.

In this case, investigators named nine suspects, namely AW (31) from the BELKLO group agent which manage the 1xbet gambling site, RNH (34) as the operator supervisor, RW (32) as the financial admin, MYT (31) as the operator, and RI (40) as the platinum member. Then, AT (34) from the Mimosa group agent which manages the 1XBET site, DHK (37) as the operator supervisor, FR (31) as the operator, and WY (30) as the financial admin.

The General Criminal Investigation Director of Indonesian National Police (INP), Brigadier General Djuhandani Rahardjo Puro says, the nine suspects were arrested at two different locations. They operate international online gambling, with the 1XBET site whose server is in Europe.

"The perpetrators registered as 1XBET online gambling agents from the Indonesian region, and did not use their personal accounts, but used other people's accounts," he explained in a press conference on Friday (2/21/2025).

To carry out online gambling activities, he said, the perpetrators used social media platforms to communicate, such as Telegram, Skype, and WhatsApp. Then, for the profits from the online gambling activities, they converted their money into foreign currency through several money changers.

"From the results of the online gambling activities, they managed to get hundreds of billions in just one year," explained Djuhandani.

For their actions, the suspects will be charged with Article 303 of the Criminal Code with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Then Article 45 paragraph 3 in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph 2 of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and or a maximum fine of IDR 10 billion.

In addition, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR 10 billion.

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