Pattaya Villa Raid: 25 Indians Arrested for Online Gambling, 700M Baht Turnover

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Thai Immigration authorities successfully dismantled a large-scale online gambling operation hidden within a luxury villa in Pattaya, apprehending 25 Indian nationals.

•Immigration Bureau 3 raided a luxury villa in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chonburi, Thailand.
•25 Indian nationals were arrested for allegedly operating an online gambling website.
•The operation had an estimated annual turnover of over 700 million baht.
•The arrested individuals were found to be on tourist visas.

Overview

•Immigration Bureau 3 conducted a raid on a luxury villa in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chonburi, resulting in the arrest of 25 Indian nationals.
•The raid was conducted due to intelligence indicating the villa was a major online gambling operation base.
•The online gambling operation had an estimated annual turnover of over 700 million baht, with an average daily turnover of approximately 5.6 million rupees.
•Authorities discovered the villa's car garage had been converted into a secure office space for the operation.
•Inside the converted office, 25 Indian nationals were found performing duties in marketing, accounting, and customer service roles.
•Evidence found on computers linked the operation to three major online gambling websites.
•The arrested individuals were found to be in Thailand on Tourist Visas.
•The arrested individuals were charged with working without a permit and working outside their visa privileges, and were handed over to Nong Prue Police Station for further legal proceedings and investigation into Thai and foreign financiers.

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Key Entities

Organization

Immigration Bureau 3(ตม.3)

A unit of the Thai Immigration Bureau responsible for border control and enforcement operations.

Investigative Team of the Operations Division, Immigration Bureau 3(กก.สส.บก.ตม.3)

The investigative unit of Immigration Bureau 3 that conducted the raid on the luxury villa.

Nong Prue Police Station(สภ.หนองปรือ)

The local police station where the arrested individuals were transferred for further legal proceedings.

Place

Pattaya(พัทยา)ℹ️

A popular tourist city in Thailand's Chonburi Province where a luxury villa was used as a base for an illegal online gambling operation.

Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province(ต.หนองปรือ อ.บางละมุง จ.ชลบุรี)

The specific location in Thailand where the luxury villa housing the online gambling operation was found.

Person

Indian nationals(ชาวอินเดีย)

Individuals arrested for allegedly operating an online gambling website in Pattaya.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Panumas Boonlak(พล.ต.ท.ภานุมาศ บุญลักษม์)

Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau who ordered the raid.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Phantana Nutchanart(พล.ต.ต.พันธนะ นุชนารถ)

Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau who was involved in the operation.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Songprod Sirisukha(พล.ต.ต.ทรงโปรด สิริสุขะ)

Commander of Immigration Bureau 3 who assigned the investigative team for the raid.