Five Officers and Two Hotels Under Investigation After Gambling Raid in Nimitmai and Bung Kum Areas
Police launched raids on two illegal gambling operations in Bangkok's Nimitmai and Bung Kum areas on April 25, arresting over 100 people, and are now investigating whether five local officers allowed the dens to operate through negligence.
Five Officers and Two Hotels Under Investigation After Gambling Raid in Nimitmai and Bung Kum Areas; Officials Ordered to Investigate Possible Negligence. On April 27, 2569, Deputy Metropolitan Police Commissioner Siam Bunsomboon disclosed developments in the case where the Department of Provincial Administration's special operations unit raided two illegal Hi-Lo gambling dens in the Hathai Ratsada and Seri Thai areas—jurisdictions of Nimitmai and Bung Kum police stations. The operation resulted in the arrest of over 100 gamblers and the seizure of evidence worth millions of baht on April 25, 2569. Deputy Commissioner Siam ordered Pol. Col. Prasang Anmani, Commander of Police Region 3, and Pol. Col. Kampanate Arunkirirotsana, Commander of Police Region 4—overseeing Nimitmai and Bung Kum police stations respectively—to establish a fact-finding committee to determine whether local police negligently allowed gambling operations to exist in their areas. Meanwhile, Region 3 and Region 4 commanders are preparing to reassign five officers from Nimitmai and Bung Kum police stations to the operations center pending completion of the investigation, with orders expected within one to two days.
