JAKARTA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Police in Bali, Indonesia, have dismantled an international online gambling network controlled from Cambodia, arresting three students and another suspect.
Bali Police Cybercrime Director Aszhari Kurniawan told local media on Wednesday that all four suspects, Indonesians aged 22 to 31, had previously worked in online gambling operations in Cambodia and moved to Bali after raids shut down their overseas operations.
According to him, the three students acted as telemarketers, contacting up to 400 Indonesians daily to promote gambling apps with sign-up bonuses, while the fourth suspect from Jakarta worked as a customer service. The group ran websites, processing payments through virtual bank accounts.
He said that the network was uncovered during cyber patrols. Police raided a site on April 12, seizing four laptops and five mobile phones.
The suspects reportedly face up to nine years in prison. ■