Double-down drama: DOPA crackdown sees 200 gamblers dealt a losing hand in southern Thailand

[webfact]

Officers from the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) yesterday swooped on a gambling den in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat and arrested 200 gamblers.

Residents in Nakhon Si Thammarat submitted a complaint about the gambling house to the Deputy Interior Minister, Chada Thaiseth. They reported that the gambling den was open 24 hours a day. More than 200 gamblers visited the place daily and more than 100 vehicles were seen in the car park.

 

Locals added that the venue had been offering gambling games for a long time and was well known among residents in the area. However, no relevant authorities took action on the matter. Chada handed the case over to the DOPA.

 

The authorities dispatched a spy to the location and found that the gambling house was operating in a building resembling a gymnasium, surrounded by a wall over 2.5 metres high.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ พิกัดข่าว24

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-12

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

[2baht]

I'll bet they'll do it again!

[reefsurfah]

Dispatch a spy, yeah right.  More like checking up on how much they can get before cracking down.  Bib

[lavender19]

2 hours ago, reefsurfah said:

Dispatch a spy, yeah right.  More like checking up on how much they can get before cracking down.  Bib

No just checking there were no high ranking officials there. Before they bust it

[reefsurfah]

Just now, lavender19 said:

No just checking there were no high ranking officials there. Before they bust it

Yea CYA