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Pattaya Luxury Villa Raided, 25 Indians Arrested for Online Gambling

Pattaya Luxury Villa Raided, 25 Indians Arrested for Online Gambling

Khaosod•Society•1h ago

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Authorities busted an online gambling operation run by 25 Indian nationals in a luxury Pattaya villa, uncovering an annual turnover of 700 million baht.

  • •Immigration Bureau (Region 3) raided a luxury villa in Pattaya, Chonburi.
  • •25 Indian nationals were arrested for operating a large-scale online gambling website.
  • •The operation had an estimated annual turnover of approximately 700 million baht.
  • •The suspects were holding tourist visas and are charged with working without a permit.

Overview

  • •Immigration Bureau (Region 3) conducted an operation to raid a luxury villa in the Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi.
  • •The raid was based on intelligence indicating the villa was used as a base for an online gambling website.
  • •Upon inspection, officers discovered 25 Indian nationals working within the villa.
  • •The villa's garage was converted into a secure office space to conceal the operation from external view.
  • •The online gambling network involved 3 major websites with names ending in '777', generating an average daily turnover of about 5.6 million Baht (equivalent to 700 million Baht annually).
  • •Authorities confiscated over 80 items including computers, laptops, and mobile phones as evidence.
  • •The arrested individuals were found to be in Thailand on Tourist Visas.
  • •The suspects were charged with 'a foreigner working without a work permit or working outside the scope of their permit' and handed over for prosecution.

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Key Entities

Organization

Immigration Bureau Region 3(ตม.3)
The investigative unit of the Immigration Bureau responsible for the operation in Chonburi province.
Investigation Division, Immigration Bureau Region 3(กก.สส.บก.ตม.3)
The specific investigative team within Immigration Bureau Region 3 that executed the raid.
Nong Prue Police Station(สภ.หนองปรือ)
The police station responsible for handling the legal proceedings against the arrested Indian nationals.

Person

Police Lieutenant General Panumas Boonlak(พล.ต.ท.ภานุมาศ บุญลักษม์)
The Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau who authorized the operation.
Police Major General Pantana Noochnare(พล.ต.ต.พันธนะ นุชนารถ)
Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau involved in the order for the operation.
Police Major General Songprot Sirisukha(พล.ต.ต.ทรงโปรด สิริสุขะ)
Commander of Immigration Bureau Region 3 who ordered the investigation.

Place

Pattaya(พัทยา)ℹ️
The city in Chonburi province where the luxury villa used for the online gambling operation was located.
Chonburi(ชลบุรี)ℹ️
The province in Thailand where the city of Pattaya is located.
Nong Prue Subdistrict(ต.หนองปรือ)
The subdistrict within Bang Lamung District, Chonburi, where the raided villa was located.
Bang Lamung District(อ.บางละมุง)
The district in Chonburi province that encompasses Nong Prue Subdistrict.

Timeline

March 25, 2026(25 มีนาคม 2026)
The date when the Immigration Bureau initiated the raid on the luxury villa in Pattaya.

Stat

700 million(700ล้าน)
The estimated annual turnover of the online gambling operation uncovered in Pattaya.

Law

Tourist Visaℹ️
The type of visa held by the 25 Indian nationals arrested, indicating they were not permitted to work.