Thai police dived on the home of one of Thailand’s most well recognized officers on Monday as slice of a series of raids aiming an unlawful online gambling network dubbed “Betflix”. Most forms of betting are unlawful in Thailand, with the authorities conveying currently to close down unlawful gambling sites – often foreign-owned – that have been launched.
A wide spread inquiry across six provinces discovered Swat teams raid some 30 locations, involving deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn’s central Bangkok house. General Surachate, pretty recognised in Thailand for his regular media appearances providing news related to inquiries, rejected to have any interference in the alleged gambling ring.
Investigators have issued 23 arrest warrants, he conveyed, involving eight for police officers, although Gen Surachate denied to be of them, involved. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who took office in August 2023, told reporters he was keeping an eye on the situation. “There may be the requirement to set up an independent inquiry committee because this is a huge issue that requires immediate solution,” he conveyed. “It impacts the morale and public impression of the police.”