Cyber police raided and arrested an illegal lottery operator and loan shark in Kamphaeng Phet, who claimed to be helping locals in financial distress. The suspect earned an average income of 60,000 to 70,000 baht per month. Tags: [cyber police, illegal lottery, loan shark, Kamphaeng Phet, financial crime]
On 21 May 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapol Prembutr, Commander of the Cyber Crime Division, together with Pol. Lt. Gen. Naradet Thiprak, Commander attached to the Office of the Police Commissioner, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Kritsath Bamrungrattanayot, Commander of Cyber Crime Division 4, ordered Pol. Col. Anucha Srisamrong, Superintendent of Division 2, Cyber Crime Division 4, along with his team, to carry out the operation.Tags: [police, cyber crime, operation, Kamphaeng Phet]
They executed search warrant No. 137/2569 from the Kamphaeng Phet Provincial Court to search a house in Village 2, Nong Pling Subdistrict, Mueang District, Kamphaeng Phet Province. They arrested Ms. Sakuntip Thongwang, 37, from Phichit Province, and seized one mobile phone as evidence.Tags: [search warrant, arrest, Kamphaeng Phet, evidence]
Investigators from Division 2, Cyber Crime Division 4, had learned that Ms. Sakuntip was secretly operating as an illegal lottery bookmaker. They obtained a court search warrant to search her residence, arrest her, and seize her mobile phone. Examination of the phone revealed data on illegal lottery sales (Thai lottery) and numerous records of illegal loan transactions.Tags: [investigation, illegal lottery, loan records, cyber crime]
During initial interrogation, Ms. Sakuntip admitted to selling illegal lottery tickets online, specifically betting on the last two digits of the government lottery drawn on the 1st and 16th of each month. She stated she had been selling these illegal lottery tickets for over three years.Tags: [confession, illegal lottery, online sales]
Additionally, she secretly lent money at an illegal interest rate of 25% per month to individuals in urgent need of funds. Most of her clients were friends and close acquaintances, whom she considered helping with financial difficulties in the area. She explained that the high interest rates were due to many borrowers defaulting and fleeing. Her average monthly income was 60,000 to 70,000 baht.Tags: [loan shark, high interest, financial help, income]
The police charged her with several offenses, including “organizing or enticing gambling, advertising or directly or indirectly encouraging others to gamble via electronic media without official permission; conducting personal loan business under supervision without authorization according to Revolutionary Council Announcement No. 58 dated 26 January 1972, Articles 5(7) and 16, along with the Ministry of Finance announcement regarding licensed personal loan businesses; and lending money at interest rates exceeding the legal limit.” She is now in custody for legal proceedings.Tags: [charges, illegal gambling, unauthorized lending, legal action]