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The owner of a gambling website was arrested in luxury condominiums and found to be making 600 million baht per year.

Cyber ??police arrested the owner of a gambling website for luxury condominiums, found 600 million baht in cash flow per year, and seized luxury cars and more than 13 million baht in assets. As a result of Mr. Settha Thavisin, the Prime Minister, urging the Royal Thai Police to speed up the suppression of all forms of technological crimes by Police Lieutenant General Worawat. Watthanakornbancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, has ordered his personnel to help mobilize and expedite the sweep and arrest of online gambling. The cyber police officers have been working intensively. Until the results of compliance appear continuously in the media. Cyber ??police officers investigated the information and found that the website app.fast168.pro Open to the public to gamble online and advertisements to persuade people to gamble Therefore, he inspected and went to the area to find information until he learned that the website had been open for more than 2 years and had an average turnover of 50 mi llion baht per month, or approximately 600 million baht per year, Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat. Therefore ordered the investigation to be expanded. Ready to collect evidence Until being able to issue search warrants and arrest warrants for several suspects involved in this case. From horse accounts, employees to beneficiaries. Later, Pol. Maj. Gen. Niphon Boonkerd, commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Regiment 2, assigned Pol. Col. Suraphong Thaiprasert, deputy commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Regiment 2, and Pol. Col. Kunapunyaphon. Ariyarattananathorn News analysis and special equipment by the Superintendent of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters 2 brought forces to search 4 targets as follows: 1. A room in a luxury condo in the Bang Phra area, Si Racha District, Chonburi Province . 2. A luxury home in a famous village. Phraya Satcha Road, Mueang District, Chonburi Province 3. Rooms in a luxury condominium, Saen Suk Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chonburi Province 4. One of the main houses in the area, Nong Bua Subdistrict, Ban Khai District, Rayong Province Two key suspects were able to be arrested according to arrest warrants: Mr. Kittinan, age 35, and Ms. Muthita, age 19. Assets totaling approximately 13 million baht were seized. The target was in Mueang District, Chonburi Province. Two mobile phones, one computer, 79,500 baht in cash, one Porsche Cayenne, one BMW 520d, and one Glock pistol were seized. As for the target area in Rayong Province, one 5.56 caliber rifle, two handguns of various sizes, one airsoft gun, along with more than 170 rounds of various types of ammunition, as well as bank accounts were seized. mobile phone and many important documents Initially, Pol. Col. Suraphong Thaiprasert, Deputy Commander of S.T.I. 2, asked for basic information from Mr. Kittinan. Still denying that he was involved. I am only a gambler of the said website. But he had operated an online gambling website, which was 2 sub-websites, for more than 6 months. The officials were not convinced. Due to th e investigation method, evidence was found that Mr. Kittinan was the owner of the said website. The police then filed charges. 'Join together to organize a game or trick. Help announce advertisements or directly or indirectly inviting others to gamble through electronic media without permission from the official. Join together to play or participate in gambling in a game that is contrary to the Gambling Act, B.E. 2478. Conspire by agreement of two or more people to commit the offense of money laundering. and there was an offense of money laundering because of a conspiracy and collaborated in money laundering.' The suspects were taken together with seized items to be sent to investigators at SOT 2 for prosecution according to law. Ready to move forward with expanding the results of arresting suspects who are still on the loose and bringing them for further legal action. Source: Thai News Agency