Lucky License Auction: Police Chief says it's up to prosecutors whether there is a case to answer

[webfact]

Cap: Following the money

 

Investigations into an alleged gambling operator who bought a fancy Thai registration plate continued yesterday.

 

Thaenthai Narongkul paid 45 million baht for 9กก9999 after winning a lottery.

 

RTP chief General Damrongsak Kittipraphat said that a dossier on the activities of this man was being prepared for the public prosecutor.

 

It would be up to them whether to take the matter to court.

 

The police are looking at the flow of a considerable amount of money after assets were seized in the gambling side of the case, reported Daily News. 
 

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Dept Collects B179m from Auction of Auspicious License Plate Numbers

 

BANGKOK, Dec 14 (TNA) – The Land Transport Department raised 179 million baht for the government’s road safety fund from its recent auction of auspicious numbers of vehicle license plates. It also promised to support authorities’ examination of bidders.

Seksom Akraphand, deputy director-general of the department, said people were highly interested in the auction of 301 auspicious license plate numbers for passenger cars on Dec 10 and 11.

 

On the occasion, the “9 Kor Kor 9999” number drew 202 bids and its auction ended with the price of 45.09 million baht.

 

The department was aware of an allegation from the “Sai Mai Will Survive” group that owners of gambling websites were collecting auspicious license plate numbers instead of cash. The group asked the police and the Anti-Money Laundering Office to check the financial transactions of bidders.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1075517

 

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[wombat]

57 minutes ago, webfact said:

owners of gambling websites were collecting auspicious license plate numbers instead of cash

seems fair...

lose 45 million on the turn of a card and repay in number plates.

 

[kingstonkid]

What is special about the number?

[Elkski]

Plates Instead of cash.  I don't understand.  Did some guy in debt buy the plates for someone else to payoff debt.    They call this an auction and they used the term lottery.   It really is hard to get the details that make a news story complete in Thailand.  

[AhFarangJa]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Land Transport Department raised 179 million baht for the government’s road safety fund

I wonder how much will end up being used for road safety. If the statistics are anything to go by I would hazard a guess at around 32 Satang, the rest will go towards...............well, no need to say really.

[jacko45k]

24 minutes ago, Elkski said:

They call this an auction and they used the term lottery.

Ahhh thank you, I was confused!

[Zack61]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

road safety fund

Is there such a critter as road safety and if there is how much of these proceeds actually make it to the start line? Is it a road safety fund or a slush fund? 
I don’t see much in the way of road safety initiatives that would need this much funding 

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

Sickens me to see the super rich willing to whiz away millions and millions on useless trinkets or pay millions to politicians to save on tax dollars but they are often the very last people in society to give a dollar to charity or give to help society in any way.

 

Hang the rich!!!

[thailand49]

2 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

What is special about the number?

Chinese believe in certain sets of number are good luck.  I remember a HK guy paying a lot for numbers plates like 888, 666,

4 's are consider bad " Death " although Chinese I don't believe in that B. S.  So when I went looking for property my competition was Chinese If the property had a 4 I knew it was mines???? come in low and sell high to a non Chinese.

[bangon04]

3 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Chinese believe in certain sets of number are good luck.  I remember a HK guy paying a lot for numbers plates like 888, 666,

4 's are consider bad " Death " although Chinese I don't believe in that B. S.  So when I went looking for property my competition was Chinese If the property had a 4 I knew it was mines???? come in low and sell high to a non Chinese.

so the number plate 4444 must be attached to an Isaan  motorcycle, I guess

[digger70]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Department raised 179 million baht for the government’s road safety fund

Are they going to use All that money in the right places or Part off.

[PETERTHEEATER]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

for the government’s road safety fund

????

[RichardColeman]

£1m house or a silly car plate - easy choice. Guys nuts

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

What is special about the number?

It's an Asian thing..

[Venom]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

18 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

What is special about the number?

It's an Asian thing..

It's a "hey look me" thing. ????

[jacko45k]

Just now, Venom said:

It's a "hey look me" thing. ????

As if it doesn't happen in other countries!

[Venom]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

As if it doesn't happen in other countries!

Put the bong down now.

Take a deep breath and slowly exhale. 

That was not what I wrote or intended to convey. You're overthinking, 

 

 

 

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, Venom said:

Put the bong down now.

Take a deep breath and slowly exhale. 

That was not what I wrote or intended to convey. You're overthinking, 

 

 

 

Bong... you mean like a cymbol?

Not everyone is of that ilk.

[NicoBKK]

5 hours ago, Venom said:

It's a "hey look me" thing. ????

9 is the number of the beloved former King

[Neeranam]

1 กก 1111 Bangkok was only 25 million a few years back. Looks like that was a good buy