PUBLISHED: 17 Jul 2024 at 17: 56
The child of a former legislator who is infamous for having a reputation for his gambling-related scientific expertise has been apprehended for supposedly owning and providing an online gaming network. Property price more than 400 million baht were confiscated by authorities.
Pol Maj Gen Athip Pongsiwapai, commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD ), on Wednesday briefed the press about the arrest of Narote Piriyarangsan, 33, the son of former senator Sangsit, an economist and expert on corruption and gambling, following crackdowns at three locations across the capital.
Police also arrested Narayut Narakaew, 39, the owner of the gaming site “69pgslot.com”. The trio were wanted on imprisonment subpoenas issued by the Criminal Court for operating an online betting site and for money laundering.
During the assault, authorities confiscated two desktop computers, one book, 14 mobile phones, 21 certificates, 53 ATM cards, and four high-price cars — a Ferrari 926 GTS, an Aston Martin, a Lexus, and a Subaru — all for over 400 million baht in full.
Police opened the inspection when they discovered the online gambling site using bank deposits and deposits made using the Ask Me Give program and an automatic deposit-withdrawal program. Those who were scanned both the QR codes for Heng Online 888 Company and Heng Pay Company.
Police also discovered that the money that was scanned using the QR codes was also transferred to Heng Pay Company’s account and then to the betting website’s animal accounts using the Ask Me Pay transaction system to minimize the bank’s face scanning system. A preliminary investigation revealed a regular attrition of about 5 billion ringgit.
According to the findings, the payment method had been in use for about eight months while the web had been in operation for around four.
Mr. Narote was also the director of Heng Pay Company, according to Pol Maj Gen Athip, who is also the proprietor of the gaming website’s payment methods. After gathering evidence, authorities after sought imprisonment warrants against 14 offenders.