Cyber police seize 40m baht from online betting sites in major crackdown

[snoop1130]

 

Two online football betting and gambling sites were taken down by the cyber police, with assets totaling over 40 million baht seized and ten people arrested. The websites had over 12,000 members and almost 100 million baht in cash flow.

 

The cyber police, led by Worawat Watnakornbancha, held a press conference yesterday at 10 am detailing the successful operation. The assets confiscated were valued at over 40 million baht.

 

The police were investigating individuals involved in online gambling, including football betting. They had enough evidence to issue 13 arrest warrants for the first network, which included one manager, two financial officers, and ten employees. This network had more than 4,000 users and a monthly cash flow of over 80 million baht.

 

Raids were conducted in six locations- three in Bangkok and three in Chiang Rai. From these places, items and assets worth over 20 million baht were seized. One manager and two financial officers were among the three arrested.

 

The second network also provided enough evidence to issue 16 arrest warrants, leading to the arrest of two owners, two managers, two financial officers, and nine employees. This network had more than 8,000 members and a cash flow of over 10 million baht per month.

 

 

Assets worth over 20 million baht were seized, and six people were arrested, including two managers, two financial officers, and two employees. An additional employee was taken into custody for further questioning.

 

In total, ten people were arrested, including managers, financial officers, administrators, and mule account operators. They are accused of organizing online gambling without permission and plotting to launder money.

 

Worawat emphasized that under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's policy and the instructions from the Royal Thai Police, the cyber police are focused on tackling all forms of technology-based crime.

 

The Royal Thai Police has created a dedicated center to fight online gambling, especially during the European Championships. Police units across the country are working together, with significant arrests already made by the cyber police division.

 

Worawat urged the public to enjoy football responsibly and not to gamble. Legal penalties apply to both gamblers and organizers. He pointed out that football gambling is not as serious as baccarat gambling, as the former is seasonal.

 

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-- 2024-06-28

 

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[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Two online football betting and gambling sites were taken down by the cyber police, with assets totaling over 40 million baht seized and ten people arrested. The websites had over 12,000 members and almost 100 million baht in cash flow.

Quite the enterprise for someone.

[nobodysfriend]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The assets confiscated were valued at over 40 million baht.

 

What will happen to these assets ?

Kept by some ' VIP's ' ?

Or being sold ?

Or just disappear ...?

 

[khunjeff]

Was this one of the online gambling rings run by police? Or are those taking a breather now while the large joker works out his difficulties?