The Kathmandu Valley has seen the arrest of six people on charges related to the facilitation of illicit online gaming. According to news reports in Nepal, the arrest resulted in the seizure of games and funds of Rs 240 million (US$1.8 million).
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police reported that the six individuals in question were hailing from several municipalities, including Kotahi Mai Municipality-6, Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City, and Kathmandu Metropolitan City-30. Their ages ranged from 22 to 29 years old.
The accused, according to Hobindra Bogati, Superintendent of Police (SP) at CIB, were involved in illicit online gambling via the website Wolf777 Casino and in helping others participate in such activities by sharing QR codes linking to their bank accounts on social media.
Section 125 of the National Civil Code Act will be used to initiate investigations against the six persons for gambling-related offences.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian government has established task teams to combat the menace of gambling, since it is banned in the country and sometimes associated with money laundering crime syndicates.
A number of unlawful POGOs have been apprehended recently in the Philippines as part of the effort to combat cybercrime, largely because of the harmful criminal connections that these operators maintain.
