Police Secure Rp 286 Billion in Assets From Hundreds of Cybercrime Cases in 2025

JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — Indonesian National Police or Polri secures assets worth Rp 286.25 billion, equal to $18.4 million, on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 in Jakarta after dismantling hundreds of cybercrime cases throughout 2025 as authorities intensified efforts to curb online gambling and digital fraud nationwide.

The Cyber Crime Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Agency handled 664 cybercrime cases during 2025 and named 744 suspects in operations carried out jointly with regional cyber units.

“These are the achievements of the Cyber Crime Directorate and regional cyber units during 2025, with 664 cases handled and 744 suspects identified,” Inspector General Nunung Syaifuddin said at the National Police Criminal Investigation headquarters on Wednesday.

Investigators seized cash and various assets linked to cybercrime, with the total value reaching Rp 286,256,178,904.

Law enforcement efforts focused not only on prosecution but also on suppressing online gambling through both repressive and preventive measures.

Nunung said the police had proposed blocking public access to 231,517 online gambling websites as part of efforts to cut off digital distribution channels.

“The proposed blocking of online gambling websites totals 231,517 sites,” he said.

In parallel with enforcement, the police expanded public education campaigns to reduce online gambling participation.

Throughout 2025, cyber units carried out 1,764 preventive activities aimed at raising awareness and limiting exposure to illegal gambling platforms.

Facing accelerating digitalization, the Criminal Investigation Agency pledged to tighten oversight and maintain firm action against all forms of cybercrime.

In a separate case disclosed at the same briefing, investigators uncovered illegal access and money laundering linked to online gambling networks that misused the national QR code payment system.

The Cyber Crime Directorate seized Rp 96.78 billion in cash and assets from the network, with funds sourced from cyber patrols and follow up analysis reports from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center.

“Some of this cash evidence has already received court approval, bringing the total value presented today to Rp 96,777,881,000,” said Brigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji.

He said Rp 59.1 billion originated from the exposure of gambling websites, while Rp 37.6 billion resulted from further investigation based on three financial intelligence reports.

Police identified 21 gambling websites, 11 payment service providers, and 17 shell companies used to disguise transactions through layered QR code payments.

Five suspects, identified by the initials MNF, MR, QF, AL, and WK, were named in the case, with Rp 59.126 billion in funds successfully frozen and seized.