B1-Billion Gambling Network Dismantled: Four Arrested

Police have arrested four individuals suspected of involvement in an illegal online gambling network that handled over 1 billion baht in financial transactions.

Officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), armed with search warrants, conducted raids at five locations in Bangkok and Prachin Buri. The operation targeted those linked to the Juad888H.com betting website.

Authorities seized assets worth approximately 5 million baht, including cash, bank passbooks, deposit slips, ATM cards, a car, a laptop, and multiple mobile phones, according to CCIB Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiewpan.

Money Laundering Investigation

Investigations revealed that two mule accounts were used to collect and transfer funds associated with the gambling site, said Pol Col Monchai Boonlert, commander of CCIB Division 2. One of these accounts was registered under a legal entity, while the other was in the name of a foreign national.

The four arrested suspects—one man and three women—face charges of illegal online gambling and money laundering, Pol Col Monchai confirmed. Police are also pursuing three additional suspects involved in the operation.

CCIB officers also apprehended two men who owned mule accounts connected to another gambling site, which had over 20 million baht in circulation.

Separate Call-Scam Bust in Tak Province

Meanwhile, in Tak province, highway police arrested nine Chinese nationals suspected of operating a call-scam center in Wang Chao district, near the Myanmar border.

The arrests followed a high-speed chase after a suspicious pickup truck attempted to evade a checkpoint on Highway 1 near tambon Pradang. Police discovered seven additional pickups parked near a forest, where approximately 20 Chinese nationals had gathered.

While most of the suspects managed to escape in three vehicles, officers apprehended nine individuals along with a Thai man who was driving one of the trucks. Authorities also seized 110 mobile phones and 200 SIM cards as evidence.

Investigations into both cases are ongoing as police continue to crack down on illegal gambling and financial fraud networks.