53 arrested in Thailand over online gambling operation

On Monday morning, Chinese soldiers raided a house in the Muang district and arrested 53 people

On Monday morning, Chinese soldiers raided a house inward the Muang territory and arrested 53 people.

A capital of Thailand C. W. Post article showed that 53 suspects were running an online gaming operation, with other local reports claiming the grouping is made upwards of 40 Chinese nationals, 12 Burmese and 1 Filipino.

The raid was led past the Commander of Infantry Company 721, Captain Nithinan Thanancha.

The army unit surrounded a resort hotel inwards the Muang District, before trenchant a big house with a red roof. The domiciliate was reported past the local Crime Suppression Division police, which claimed it was being used as a claim centre for an online gaming network.

In addition, locals also filed complaints as they became concerned big gatherings at the attribute could growth the charge per unit of Covid-19 infections inwards the area.

Police say they had spent over a month investigating the operation; they say the group had booked come out the unit resort and still hired locals as bodyguards.

Then, on Mon morning, an ground forces social unit broke inwards and searched the house. The social unit managed to round upward 53 people that were operating the telephone call centre.

Seventh Infantry Regiment Commander, Colonel Suchin Sapsin, said the suspects were handed o'er to the Mok Cham Pae police.

In total. 300 phones, computers and other assets were also seized and are being kept as evidence, spell the police say cartons of cigarettes that were smuggled into the state have got been recovered.

The mathematical group was also chequered for Covid-19 past medical stave at the Srisangwan Hospital inward Mae Hong Son.