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52 Thais, foreigners arrested at illegal poker den in Bangkok

52 Thais, foreigners arrested at illegal poker den in Bangkok

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Bangkok police raided an illegal poker den in Bang Kapi, arresting 52 suspects, including Thais and foreigners. The operation seized gambling equipment, cash, and poker chips worth millions. Key suspect charged with organizing illegal gambling.

Bangkok police have arrested 52 suspects, including Thai nationals and several foreigners, during a raid on an illegal poker den in Bang Kapi district on Tuesday night.

Officers from Lad Phrao Police Station and Metropolitan Police Division 4 raided a warehouse on Soi Pho Kaew 3, Klong Chan subdistrict, following a tip-off. Upon arrival, they found the suspects gambling on poker card games.

Key Suspect and Charges

Police charged Sitthisak (surname withheld), 39, with organising illegal gambling and 51 others with unlawfully participating in gambling activities. The arrested individuals included nationals from:


Vietnam
Israel
Belarus
Pakistan
Denmark
India
China
Singapore
Iceland
Russia


Evidence Seized

Police discovered the suspects gambling at three poker tables and seized:


66 decks of cards (corrected from "desks of cards")
Two laptop computers (notebook computers changed for clarity)
A banknote counting machine (corrected for readability)
315,050 baht in cash
1,900 US dollars and 100 yuan in cash
Poker chips representing 51.411 million baht in cash value


The suspects were taken to Metropolitan Police Division 4 for further legal proceedings.

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