Bogor, West Java, April 16 -- Indonesia's immigration authorities have deported 13 Japanese nationals suspected of running online fraud operations, officials said Thursday, underscoring efforts to prevent the country from becoming a base for transnational crime.

Ritus Ramadhana, head of the Class I Non-TPI Immigration Office in Bogor, said the deportations followed surveillance of suspicious activities in the Sentul area of Babakanmadang Subdistrict.

"Officers conducted an inspection on March 2, 2026, after detecting indications of suspicious activity in the field," he said.

During the operation, officers apprehended 13 Japanese nationals at three houses in the Sentul City area and seized multiple items as evidence.

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