An Indonesian man was arrested and sentenced in Singapore for creating promotional materials for online gambling in Cambodia!

Recently, an Indonesian man was arrested and sentenced after entering Singapore for creating and promoting advertisements for an online gambling group in Cambodia, and his illegal earnings of $20,000 were also confiscated!

According to the Lianhe Zaobao report, 35-year-old Indonesian man David Haimanto met another Indonesian man, Hans, in 2022. The two collaborated on online marketing, undertaking illegal gambling advertisement work from Cambodia.

To avoid the scrutiny of Indonesian authorities, the defendant and Hans moved their operations to Sihanoukville, Cambodia. There, they produced promotional videos and uploaded them to social media to attract Indonesian people to participate in illegal gambling activities.

For each promotional video completed, the defendant and Hans would earn between $100 and $300 (approximately 133 to 400 Singapore dollars), averaging about $3,000 to $20,000 (approximately 4,018 to 26,776 Singapore dollars) per month.

On February 17 this year, the defendant entered Singapore with $20,000 on his way to Cambodia. However, he was caught by Singapore Customs for not declaring the money in advance.

Upon investigation, the defendant admitted to being involved in the illegal gambling advertisement business in Cambodia, and the money he carried was all proceeds from crime. Subsequently, he faced two charges under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act. He pleaded guilty in court on Thursday, March 27, and was sentenced to three months and two weeks in prison.