Tag: crime

South Korean police bust $15 million illegal gambling rings run from converted internet cafés

28 October 2025 at 7:46am UTC-4
South Korean police in the city of Jeju have dismantled an organized crime network running illegal online gambling operations aimed at teenagers and seafarers. According to the ...

Nine Koreans arrested in the Philippines for illegal gambling

6 October 2025 at 7:04am UTC-4
The Philippine National Police has revealed that nine Korean nationals were arrested in Cebu City for allegedly running an illegal igaming operation. Five of the suspects had ...

Teen gambling addiction causes concern in South Korea

17 September 2025 at 5:39am UTC-4
A South Korean lawmaker has warned that the number of teenagers in South Korea getting treatment for gambling addiction has tripled in two years. According to data released ...

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 ...