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Hundreds arrested in Jakarta crackdown on online gambling

More than 300 foreign nationals have been arrested in a crackdown on online gambling operations in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, one of the largest police operations against illegal betting networks.

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321 people, most of whom were from Vietnam, were arrested at what investigators describe as a hub for more than 70 digital gambling sites targeting people outside Indonesia.

According to police, many of the suspects entered the country on short-term visitor visas and overstayed while working on the sites. Police said the overstays were discovered "in addition to suspected gambling and money laundering crimes."

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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