Crime Man Behind Online Gambling Site ‘EPIC WIN-TH’ Arrested at Don Mueang Airport

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of InsideThailand

 

A 39-year-old man wanted for operating an illegal online gambling platform was arrested at Don Mueang International Airport, while preparing to flee to Laos.

 

The arrest was carried out under the direction of Pol. Lt. Gen. Panumas Boonyalak, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, alongside senior immigration officials including Pol. Maj. Gen. Thanit Thaiwatcharamat, Deputy Commissioner; Pol. Maj. Gen. Cherngron Rimpadee, Commander of Immigration Division 2; and other key officers stationed at the Don Mueang Airport Immigration Checkpoint.

 

The suspect, identified as Mr. Jiraphan, was apprehended by investigators from the Immigration Division 2’s suppression team at the international departure hall on the third floor of Terminal 1. He was about to board AirAsia flight FD1040 bound for Vientiane, Laos.

 

Mr. Jiraphan is wanted under an arrest warrant issued by Chiang Mai Provincial Court on charges of money laundering and operating the illicit online gambling site “EPIC WIN-TH,” with transactions exceeding 5 million baht.

 

Immigration officers seized two mobile phones from the suspect, believed to be used in the operation of the gambling network. He has since been handed over to be transported back to Mae Ping Provincial Police Station in Chiang Mai for further legal proceedings.

 

Authorities continue to crack down on online gambling networks, which are illegal under national laws but have proliferated across digital platforms in recent years.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from InsideThailand 2025-06-28