Indonesia detains 17 foreigners, including 2 Singaporeans, over illegal lending operation in Bali - The Straits Times

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Malaysian and Singaporean nationals detained by Indonesian immigration officers amid a probe over online loan syndicate.

Malaysian and Singaporean nationals detained by Indonesian immigration officers amid a probe over online loan syndicate.

JAKARTA – The authorities in Bali have arrested 17 Malaysian and Singaporean nationals suspected of operating an illegal online lending business on the resort island, an immigration official said on Oct 26.

Muhamad Novyandri, head of the immigration office at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, said the suspects – comprising 15 Malaysians and two Singaporeans – were detained on Oct 22 during a joint immigration inspection at a villa in Dalung village, in the tourist hot spot of North Kuta.

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