CSD commander Major General Montree Thetkhan said Monday that the operation followed a similar exercise two months ago. In that series of raids, the police agency destroyed 10 gambling sites across the country that were linked to a group called Fat Fast. Police arrested 30 individuals and seized assets worth THB460 million (US$12.93 million).<\/p>\n
During the ensuing investigation, police discovered that Fat Fast was part of a larger network of illegal gambling operators in the country. With that information, the CSD was able to expand its investigation and uncover more details, leading to this week\u2019s raids.<\/p>\n
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Fat Fast has apparently been in business for more than a decade, according to the CSD. The network operates just like any business, complete with marketing, customer service, and finance departments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Following the arrests, police learned that the Fat Fast empire is massive. It allegedly moves THD7-10 million (US$197,000 to $281,100) each day. As the CSD continues to unravel the organization, more raids and arrests will come.<\/p>\n
One leading officer recently tried to downplay the presence of illegal gambling in Thailand. National Police Chief General Damrongsak Kittiprapas said Bangkok had no such activity, despite existing evidence to the contrary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An armed heist and shootout last week at an underground gambling den in Thailand didn\u2019t raise any alarms at first. It took a Facebook post about the incident for the police to realize it happened, and there are continuing claims of corruption within the force. The incident came to light following a post by the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":243110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069],"tags":[81913,13766,82370,56],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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