A luxurious home belonging to the husband of Thai actress Yardthip Rajpal was among 17 places raided by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police and police commandos in Bangkok and surrounding provinces today. The raids had been part of a crackdown on suspected on-line playing networks.
Phuket hotelier and businessman Mek Rama, who owns the focused home in Soi Yothin Patthana in Bang Kapi district, Bangkok, was current in the course of the raid. The police group searched the house, which contained a secret room with a large protected storing valuable gadgets. Assets value approximately 1 billion baht, including a Ferrari, a BMW, and three vans, were seized from Mek, reported Bangkok Post.
The businessman was apprehended under an arrest warrant for colluding in on-line playing operations and committing offences beneath the Anti-Money Laundering Act. He was taken to the CCIB workplace in Chaeng Wattana for questioning.
The raid resulted in 9 arrests, in accordance with Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Watnakhornbancha, CCIB commissioner. More details of the police operations will be disclosed on Friday, he mentioned.
Met recently grabbed headlines after whistleblower and former therapeutic massage parlour tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit exposed main gambling networks and hinted that a husband of a TV Thai actress was allegedly involved in on-line gambling operations.
On his Facebook post, Chuwit detailed the accused, saying the person with the Thai initial “Mor” spent his luxurious life living in a 200 million baht residence and driving a pink Ferrari. He added that this rich man was believed to be concerned in a football gambling network.
Last month, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) confiscated a 200-million-baht penthouse belonging to Mek for alleged involvement in the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme. However, Off the record declined to comment on the confiscation, insisting earlier that her husband was not involved in the scam.
The raids on the suspected online gambling networks sign the Thai government’s continued efforts to clamp down on illegal playing activities. The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) just lately introduced that it had confiscated assets price more than 3.3 billion baht from people linked to unlawful online playing networks.
The involvement of high-profile figures, such as Mek, in such activities, highlights the scale and sophistication of those networks. As the Thai government continues its efforts to crack down on unlawful playing, the public remains vigilant in opposition to such actions that threaten the stability of society.
The 36 year old Thai actress declined to touch upon the confiscation of the penthouse, but earlier insisted that her husband was not concerned in the Forex-3D scam..