Police have seized assets and cash worth more than 7 billion baht from a major online gambling and money laundering network, allegedly linked to a suspect only identified as “Inspector Sua”, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat told a press conference today (Monday).
The seized assets include a 64-hectare golf course in Kanchanaburi province, an over 48 hectare durian plantation in Chanthaburi province, seaside land plots on Kood, Thalu and Samui and Phuket islands, a penthouse in Bangkok’s Ram Inthra area, 760 million baht in deposits in 236 bank accounts, 33 million baht in cash, 100 million baht in digital money and 15 luxurious cars.
He also said that police have arrested 57 suspects since a crackdown was launched against the illegal network, while 19 other suspects are believed to have fled abroad.
Pol Col Wiwat Chitsophakul, superintendent of the 3rd subdivision of the Crime Suppression Division, meanwhile, disclosed that, since 2016, the network has set up 61 front companies, seven of which engage in illegal online gambling and developing gambling software.
He said that police have checked the books of these companies, which show that they do not make any profit but they have about seven billion baht in assets.
