Cyber police have arrested 10 suspects linked to the large online gambling network "temtee168.xyz," which has an annual turnover exceeding 360 million baht.
On 2 April 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapol Prembutr, Commander of the Cyber Crime Division, along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Naradet Thiprak, Commander at the Royal Thai Police Office and attached to the Cyber Crime Division, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Sila Kanjanarak, Commander of Cyber Crime Division 5, ordered Pol. Col. Kukiat Wongphan, Superintendent of Division 2, Cyber Crime Division 5; Pol. Lt. Col. Chatchai Phakdisaksri, Deputy Superintendent of Division 2, Cyber Crime Division 5; Pol. Lt. Col. Watthanaichai Thanakawinwong, Deputy Superintendent of Division 2, Cyber Crime Division 5; Pol. Lt. Col. Taweep Chantayanna; Pol. Lt. Col. Pongsathon Messuwanakul; Pol. Lt. Col. Ekkritit Chantrawiwat; and Pol. Sgt. Major Subin Numrat, Investigator of Division 2, Cyber Crime Division 5, to lead a raid with arrest warrants issued by the Criminal Court. They arrested 10 suspects involved in the online gambling network operating in Khon Kaen and Bangkok.
Among those arrested were: Ms. Natalie Tattiam, 23, the website manager, apprehended at Village No. 8, Ban Uathorn Ban Ped, Ban Ped Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen; Ms. Jiraporn Nenthichai, 27, marketing officer, arrested at a coffee shop in Soi Charoenporn 2, Phayathai Subdistrict, Phayathai District, Bangkok; Ms. Sasivimon Soiudom, 20, website admin, arrested at Village No. 5, Phra Lap Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen; Ms. Butsarakum Intharaksa, 22, website admin, arrested at a dormitory in Village No. 6, Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen; and Ms. Kitiyaporn Sekila, 22, website admin, arrested at Village No. 10, Mueang Kao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen.
Ms. Sawitree Pongsawat, 22, a former website admin, was arrested in front of a company in Village No. 6, Ban Ped Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen. Mr. Praphanrat Chanabun, 21, a money handler, was arrested at Village No. 17, Sila Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen. Mr. Jitpaisan Napeng, 45, a money handler, was arrested at Village No. 9, Sokanokten Subdistrict, Phon District, Khon Kaen. Ms. Sudarat Srikrabut, 46, a money handler, was arrested at the parking lot of Chonbot Hospital, Village No. 11, Chonbot Subdistrict, Chonbot District, Khon Kaen. Mr. Supalak Ja So, 45, also a money handler, was arrested at a car wash inside a gas station at Village No. 5, Sokanokten Subdistrict, Phon District, Khon Kaen.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Sila stated that the operation to arrest those involved in this gambling network followed an investigation by the Division 2 investigative team of Cyber Crime Division 5, which identified the website "temtee168.xyz" as a major gambling site with over 10,000 members. It had been operating for more than three years, with a monthly turnover exceeding 30 million baht, or over 360 million baht annually. The site illicitly offered various forms of online gambling including lottery, slots, foreign football betting, baccarat, dragon tiger, hi-lo, pok deng, and many other gambling types.
The website employed an automated bank transfer system for depositing funds to play online gambling and allowed direct withdrawal requests through the website. Website admins also assisted users by handling issues related to registration, financial transactions, and promoting or encouraging participation in the online gambling services offered by the site.
Investigators gathered evidence to identify those involved in the illegal network before obtaining arrest warrants for 15 suspects, including website managers, marketing personnel, and money handlers spread across Khon Kaen and Bangkok. So far, 10 suspects have been apprehended, while the remaining five are still being pursued.
All suspects face charges of "jointly organizing gambling, or setting traps, assisting, advertising, or soliciting others directly or indirectly to gamble via electronic media without permission from the authorities" and "conspiracy involving two or more persons to commit money laundering, with actual money laundering activities committed as a result of the conspiracy."