Raid on Tha Maka gambling den, arrest 60 gamblers

Kanchanaburi, Department of Provincial Administration Special Operations Team Tha Maka District Police and police raided more than 60 gamblers and found more than 1 million baht in gambling cash and chips.

Inspector General of the Department of Provincial Administration Together with Tha Maka District Chief, Tha Maka Police Station led a special operation team. and members of the Volunteer Defense Force, totaling more than 50 soldiers, led forces to arrest a gambling den in the area of ??the old Wai Niew Market, Tha Maka District, Kanchanaburi Province, named “Bon Wai Niew”. This casino was in a large rice mill. The area size is approximately 5 rai, with an old building converted into a gambling den. It looks like an open casino. There is no open-close door. But there is a fence around the perimeter. Using trees and black slate to surround the area. Open for gambling such as beans or fantan, open 24 hours a day, turnover not less than 5 million baht per day.

Results of the search and arrest A total of 60 gamblers and bookmakers were found with more than 1 million baht in cash and gambling chips, along with the seizure of a suspicious car containing a large amount of cash. and gambling equipment Before detaining all the suspects, they came to make an arrest record at the Tha Maka District Office. and sent investigators to the Provincial Police Station in the area to proceed with the prosecution.

For this operation Starting from the Damrongtham Center Ministry of Interior Received complaints from people in Nakhon Ratchasima and Kanchanaburi provinces. that there is a gambling den in the area with hundreds of gamblers per day This caused the complainant’s family and nearby villagers to not make a living. Use the money you earn to play until you fall into debt and suffer. Therefore, he asked the Ministry of Interior to help and solve the problem. Until leading to the use of force to arrest the said .

Source: Thai News Agency