31 Malaysians, Taiwanese arrested in West Kalimantan over alleged scam
Indonesia is emerging as a new operational hub for transnational online gambling and cyber scam syndicates, according to the National Police, as a crackdown on scam centers in mainland Southeast Asia pushes some criminal networks to seek new locations.
Police in West Kalimantan, Indonesia have arrested 31 Malaysian and Taiwanese nationals connected to an alleged transnational online gambling and cyber scam operation, according to local authorities. The suspects were apprehended in Pontianak, the provincial capital, following a tip-off from the Pontianak Police and immigration officers about suspicious activities at a hotel.
The operation, which began on September 8, involved a joint raid by the police and immigration officers who discovered that the group had rented 14 rooms on the hotel's third floor. These rooms were reportedly being used both as lodging and as a base for their illicit activities. The detainees were later transferred to the Pontianak Immigration Detention Center.
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