Task force shuts down illegal gambling ring in Krabi

Task force shuts down illegal gambling ring in Krabi

Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI:-- A joint task force arrested 66 suspected gamblers and confiscated over half a million baht worth of gambling paraphernalia during a raid of a local gambling den in Krabi yesterday.

More than 30 officials from Nua Khlong Police, along with 16 military personnel, marched into the middle of a rice field at Pakasai sub-district of Nua Khlong District, where a local ‘casino’ had been set up.

“The place was in operation for about five days. We quickly set up a task force to prevent anyone from escaping,” said Col Manop Kositaman of Nua Khlong Police. 

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