Top cops linked to illegal gambling site

Pol Col Kissana Phattanacharoen, spokesman of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, holds a press conference on police action against an online gambling network at the CCIB headquarters in Nonthaburi province on Wednesday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Pol Col Kissana Phattanacharoen, spokesman of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, holds a press conference on police action against an online gambling network at the CCIB headquarters in Nonthaburi province on Wednesday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Media firebrand Chuvit Kamolvisit is calling on the national police chief to take immediate action against two senior police officers accused of being behind a large online gambling network.

Mr Chuvit spoke following a police crackdown on gambling site macau888. The case was triggered by a string of allegations by TV actress Arisara Thongborisut.

She alleged that the macau888 network was operated by four brothers, including her ex-boyfriend "Benz Daemon". Police have so far arrested 46 suspects and seized many assets.

Mr Chuvit said the macau888 network, which had about 5.5 billion baht in circulation, was relatively small compared to another gambling network run by "Inspector Sua" and "General Jor". They used their connections to run the network with more than 10 billion baht in circulation, he said.

"Inspector Sua" is ex-cyber police who works in logistics but rarely shows up for work, he said, adding the national police chief must clean up cyber police units starting with "Inspector Sua".

"I give you until Monday, and if you take no action, don't blame me for any damage to the police force's reputation," the ex-massage parlour boss said, adding while physical gambling dens pay off police units to keep authorities looking the other way, gambling sites only deal with cyber police.

As for the macau888 network, he said cyber police waited too long before taking action, and the four brothers fled. The network allegedly asked "General Jor" to help in exchange for 500 million baht, he said.

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Vocabulary

  • allegations: statements that someone had done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved - ข้อกล่าวหา
  • asset: a thing of value - สิ่งที่มีคุณค่า
  • behind (verb): the cause of - A bad upbringing is behind his becoming a criminal as an adult.
  • circulation: the passing of money from one person to another - การหมุนเวียนของเงินสด, กระแสเงิน
  • crackdown: strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity - การใช้กำลังเข้าปราบปรามของเจ้าหน้าที่
  • cyber-: connected with electronic communication networks, especially the Internet - ไซเบอร์, คำนำหน้าหมายถึงคอมพิวเตอร์
  • firebrand: someone who has strong feelings, especially about politics, and wants to change things or encourage other people to feel the same - ผู้ปลุกระดม, นักปลุกระดม
  • logistics: the practical arrangements that are necessary in order to organise something successfully, especially something involving a lot of people or equipment - การส่งกำลังบำรุง
  • pay off (verb): pay off a loan; pay back money to someone you borrowed money from (a lender) - จ่าย (หนี้สิน) ทั้งหมดให้กับ
  • reputation: the opinion people have about how good or bad someone or something is - ชื่อเสียง
  • suspect: a person who is thought to have committed a crime - ผู้ต้องสงสัย
  • trigger: to cause - ก่อให้เกิด กระตุ้น
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