Five South Korean Nationals were arrested on Friday on charges of running a gambling website in the Thai Capital, Police said.
Acting Tourist Police commander Pol. Maj. Gen. Surachet Hakpan said the five South Koreans were arrested with their computers, cell phones and dollars in cash, allegedly used in the online gambling, seized at a condominium unit in Sathupradit area.
The police acted on a tip-off from the Embassy of South Korea in Bangkok.
The South Korean suspects were quoted as saying “they had been hired by an unidentified businessman, who is at large to run the gambling online with some 700 fellow countrymen as their customers, according to Surachet.
“Besides the charges of running the illegal business online, those South Koreans would be charged with money-laundering activity while the police investigation may possibly lead to arrests of other suspects on similar charges,’’ the police said.
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