DSI SEIZES 2 PHUKET PENTHOUSES LINKED TO ONLINE GAMBLING 2023.11.23……【Press】【Thailand,ประเทศไทย】November 23, 2023 PHUKET – The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has seized two luxury penthouses in the Rawai Beach area of Phuket, which together are worth over 2 billion baht (56.7 million U.S. dollars).Following the arrest of Mr Phakpoom, or “Deedee,” the chief financial officer of online gambling network UFA on 4 November, investigations have revealed that the true owner of the company is Mr. Phuchit, who has been living abroad for over a year. Mr. Phakpoom is Mr Phuchit’s younger brother and ran UFA’s online gambling business in Thailand together with his sister, Ms. Pornpansa. The DSI has applied for arrest warrants for Phuchit and 12 others.Pol. Maj. Suriya Singhhokmol, the Director of DSI, informed that the network seized and arrested in this operation was involved in online gambling and money laundering. The authorities traced the money laundering activities through their accounts and uncovered 80 other accounts involved in money transfers. The investigation led to the identification of three main suspects: Phakpoom and arrest warrants for Phuchit and Pornpansa.“No one in the industry knew Phuchit because he lived abroad. Phakpoom, on the other hand, had a low-key image and was often seen wearing shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops,” said Pol. Maj Suriya.A further investigation into the backend system of the UFA online gambling network revealed a daily credit inflow of over 72 billion baht (2 billion U.S. dollars) from international websites. The DSI also found several Thai master agents connected to the network who are currently abroad. The DSI is conducting a thorough investigation and seizing assets to take legal action against this network.“We are offering people involved in or connected to the seized assets the opportunity to come forward and provide information to investigators. Otherwise, they will also be charged with money laundering,” said the DSI director.➤【泰国】泰国警方查封20亿泰铢豪华别墅，逮捕赌博网站大亨团伙据泰媒报道，近日，泰国特案厅厅长素力亚警中校率领禁毒处官员与特殊案件调查员一起查封了位于普吉府拉威海滩的两座豪华泳池别墅，总价值超过20亿泰铢。据了解，房主是一名赌博网站大亨。据第 8/2023 号特别案件的调查结果显示，警方调查出了犯罪嫌疑人利用他人银行账户实施犯罪的基本罪行，并于2023 年11月4日将UFA 赌博网站网络财务主管帕彭逮捕。警中校素力亚透露，今年11月初，他们逮捕了第一名犯罪嫌疑人帕彭，并且他们还收到了嫌疑人犯罪目击者通过特案厅的脸书页面发送的线索。该线索提供的信息与特别调查部门正在调查的证据和财务路线一致。目击者提供的线索显示，UFA在线赌博网站网络真正老板是已经出国旅游一年多的普齐。犯罪嫌疑人帕彭与另一位女性嫌疑人珀攀萨一起管理泰国UFA赌博网站的业务，两人都是普齐的亲兄弟姐妹。他们负责掩盖通过运营在线赌博网站获得的资金来源，以及那些为了洗钱而创建的隐性资产和企业。目前，特殊案件调查员已延长对普齐及其同伙共13人的逮捕令，此前犯罪嫌疑人的两处房产、银行账户存款等资产已被扣押，并且丧失抵押品赎回权。11月23日，缉毒局官员收到法庭搜查令，搜查并扣押了位于拉威海滩地区的两座泳池别墅等资产，总价值超20亿泰铢。此外，对UFA赌博网站网络后端系统进行调查发现，犯罪嫌疑人每天都从国外网站收到的信用金额超720亿泰铢，此外还发现了超500名该犯罪集团的代理人。对此，泰国官方冻结了该犯罪集团的所有资产，并扩大调查，以抓捕犯罪团伙，依法起诉。