Thai police confiscate cars linked to online gambling

Some of the impounded cars (photo: CCIB)
Some of the impounded cars ( photo: CCIB )

On Saturday, police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB ) seize 121 cars suspected of being connected to a significant online gaming community that was shut down two years ago.

The officials searched a home and a car dealership in Nonthaburi’s Pak Kret area, where they discovered more than 120 cars, including a Lamborghini owned by a suspect who was detained earlier during an online gaming assault, with warrants from the Nonthaburi municipal court.

Another group, also armed with an arrest permit, searched a apartment in Bangkok and arrested Jirayus Charoenpong, 32, for allegedly cooperation in money fraud.

The searches were conducted as part of an expanded research into the 2023-banned Macau888 online gambling site, according to the CCIB.

The Customs Department and the Anti Money Laundering Office would simultaneously examine the 121 confiscated trucks, according to the statement.