Tag: crime
Illegal gambling ring dismantled in Cambodia
12 September 2025 at 8:14am UTC-4
Cambodian authorities have arrested ten people for operating an illegal gambling site that handled about KRW44 billion in transactions, the Daegu National Police Agency reported ...
South Korea succeeds in largest ever repatriation of criminals linked to online gambling in the Philippines
3 September 2025 at 7:23am UTC-4
South Korea’s National Police Agency has repatriated 49 people from the Philippines after the suspects were accused of fraud, cybercrimes involving illegal online casinos, and ...
Indonesian authorities arrest 22 in China-Cambodia igaming ring operation
22 July 2025 at 6:47am UTC-4
The Indonesian National Police says numerous suspects have been arrested in a China-Cambodia igaming operation in which each accused made as much as RP20 billion over 10 months ...
Four Korean nationals arrested for illegal online gambling operations
8 July 2025 at 7:10am UTC-4
A coordinated operation between Philippine and Korean authorities has led to the arrest of four Korean nationals who are suspected of running an illegal online gambling operation ...
Police dismantle igaming network in South Korea
20 June 2025 at 7:25am UTC-4
An illegal igaming ring, which had eight gambling sites based in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia, has been shut down by South Korean police.
South Chungcheong Police ...
Nine Japanese nationals arrested for operating an offshore online casino
6 June 2025 at 7:53am UTC-4
Kanagawa prefectural police have announced that they had arrested nine people on 5 June after being tied to running a Curacao online casino.
The people were involved in ...
Bangladesh launches online gambling crackdown
29 May 2025 at 6:57am UTC-4
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Bangladesh police has launched a national crackdown to combat illegal online gambling.
It is one of the first enforcement actions ...
South Korean man charged over North Korean gambling operation
28 May 2025 at 6:42am UTC-4
A South Korean has been arrested and charged by police over his suspected involvement in the sale of illegal gambling sites for a team of North Korean hackers.
The 55-year-old ...
Boss of payments platform Papara arrested in Turkey in relation to illegal gambling
28 May 2025 at 5:43am UTC-4
The owner of digital payments platform Papara, Ahmed Faruk Karsli, has been arrested in Turkey along with 12 others as part of a probe into illegal gambling.
The suspects were ...
Buddhist monk arrested for illegal gambling scam
16 May 2025 at 9:19am UTC-4
A Buddhist monk in Thailand has been arrested after allegations that he stole more than US$9 million from donations at a temple he ran.
One of Thailand’s law enforcement ...
