No gambling dens in city: police chief
published : 3 Nov 2022 at 09:20
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
National police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas on Wednesday insisted there are no gambling dens in the capital.
He made the remark in response to a statement by a group of local gamblers who claimed there are more than 100 such dens that operate in secret under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) throughout the city.
They also claim to have been abducted after gambling in one venue, officially run as a 24-hour snooker club, on Pradit Manutham Road last week.
They said they had been physically abused and extorted out of more than 5 million baht after winning at the site.
They filed a complaint with the police but when officers raided the site, they reportedly found no evidence of gambling.
"Since being appointed as the new police chief on Oct 1, I haven't received any reports about gambling dens," said Pol Gen Damrongsak.
Pol Gen Damrongsak said the gambling claims need a thorough investigation.
He urged anyone with information about gambling dens to submit their complaints to the police.
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Vocabulary
- abduct: to take somebody away illegally, especially using force - ลักพาตัว
- abuse: to use or treat someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to your own advantage - ใช้ในทางที่ผิด
- appointed: officially chosen for a job - ถูกแต่งตั้ง
- complaint: when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory - การร้องเรียน
- evidence: facts statements or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime - หลักฐาน
- extort: to try to illegally obtain something by force or threat - รีดไถ
- gambler: a person who risks money on a card game, horse race, etc - นักการพนัน,นักเสี่ยงโชค
- gambling: the activity of betting money, for example in a game or on a horse race - การพนัน
- gambling den (noun): an illegal gambling place, a place where people gamble illegally - บ่อนการพนัน
- jurisdiction: a country or area in which a particular legal system operates - ขอบเขตอำนาจที่ศาลและกฏหมายควบคุมไปถึง
- raid: to forcefully and suddenly enter a place to catch criminals or to search for something like drugs - ใช้กำลังเข้าค้นสถานที่หรือ จับกุมคนร้าย
- remark: something said - คำพูด
