Top cop finds just a deserted snooker club - but Internet claimed thriving casino was in operation

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai police are often the last to claim to know that casinos are operating in their jurisdiction.

 

That's because it is not uncommon for the police to either be players in the trade or taking tea money to allow their operation.

 

But yesterday there was a twist on the genre, in a story reported by Thai Rath. 

 

The Bangkok metropolitan region 2 chief thought he was onto a winner when the popular online page of Mem Pho Dam tagged an online post about a thriving casino going on at the JJ Snooker Club in Soi Khu Born 27 in Ram Intra, in the area of Kannayao police. 

 

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Rather than call in the local cops he went to investigate himself, perhaps to have a part in the glory of a big bust.

 

Rather than bust he got dust.

 

The JJ Snooker Club sign had been changed to "F1 Club" - inside it was dark and miserable.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

There were stones, sand and bits of old scaffolding. There WERE six snooker tables but they were covered in dust and the caretaker said it had all been shut down since the beginning of the pandemic.

 

Pol Maj-Gen Attaphon Anusit's evening raid was a total failure. 

 

Now he is left trying to find out who owns the place and what the post about a "casino blatantly operating" all means. 

 

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[harada]

Surely they weren’t tipped off .

[Dmaxdan]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

Now he is left trying to find out who owns the place and what the post about a "casino blatantly operating" all means. 

I'm guessing he has been the victim of an elaborate hoax. ????

[RafPinto]

Second photo.
Was the "top cop" giving them a call? Mates, we are here. Hope you already left and left me a brown envelope at the usual place. Regards,

[Will B Good]

Guess that was always going to be a gamble.

[DezLez]

You could say he was snookered!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Now he is left trying to find out who owns the place and what the post about a "casino blatantly operating" all means. 

An early April 1st.. 

[Chelseafan]

We all know what happened...

 

[DezLez]

3 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

We all know what happened...

 

I don't so please tell us!!

Edited March 18, 2022 by DezLez

[impulse]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

Pol Maj-Gen Attaphon Anusit's evening raid was a total failure. 

I suspect it went exactly as planned.

[internationalism]

why they show off their failure to have intelligence?

that was just a hoax

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

I'm guessing he has been the victim of an elaborate hoax. ????

Yes, the real place was next door or across the street. 

[mtls2005]

Top Cop is Captain Renault?

 

 

[Emdog]

Cops are so lazy they don't get off their duffs to go around and collect the brown envelopes, so natch they have no idea what is actually happening out on the street.

[Knocker33]

Sucker. Brilliant

[Elkski]

Dust is easy to fake.   I'm pretty sure after a social media post I would call for an immediate move.   

[Liverpool Lou]

On 3/18/2022 at 5:41 PM, Chelseafan said:

We all know what happened...

 

You may, "we all" do not.