Police Arrest Chinese Gambling Kingpin Near Luxury Bangkok Condo
Thai immigration police arrested a 41-year-old Chinese national, known as Mr. LIU, at a luxury condominium in Bangkok's Sukhumvit-Ekkamai area. He is wanted in China for operating a major online gambling site, Huangguan Internet, with over 4,000 users and 50 billion baht in turnover. The suspect had entered Thailand legally and was hiding quietly until officers caught him when he left his room to buy canned food.
Thai police arrested a Chinese online gambling boss near a luxury condo in the Sukhumvit-Ekkamai area, with over 50 billion baht in betting turnover. The suspect was caught after leaving his hideout to buy canned food, revealing he rarely ventured outside.
On November 12, 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Noppasil Poolsawat, commander of the Immigration Bureau, received a tip from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, coordinated through the Foreign Affairs Division of the Royal Thai Police. The tip indicated that a Chinese boss of a major Chinese online gambling website had fled an arrest warrant and was hiding in Thailand. He ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Cherngron Rimpadi, deputy commander of the Immigration Bureau, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Kongchat Leangsomboon, chief of Immigration Division 1, Pol. Col. Phasit Suthiat, superintendent of Investigation Division, Immigration Division 1, and Pol. Lt. Col. Porchai Sukcharoen, deputy superintendent of Investigation Division, Immigration Division 1, to form a "Secure and Proactive" investigation team to track down the transnational crime network. They gathered information on the individual before seeking a revocation of his permission to stay in the kingdom (visa revocation).
The investigation team operated on intelligence from the upscale Sukhumvit-Ekkamai area to locate the boss of the Huangguan Internet gambling website in China. Surveillance continued until November 12, 2026, when they spotted Mr. LIU (alias), a 41-year-old Chinese national, who matched a Chinese arrest warrant for "operating a gambling den." He was apprehended while walking out to buy canned food for consumption at his luxury condo in Sukhumvit-Ekkamai, where he rarely left his room.
During questioning, the suspect admitted to owning the Huangguan Internet online gambling website in China, with over 4,000 user accounts and over 50 billion baht in circulating capital. He stated he originally was just a football enthusiast who started betting online, then developed into a partner in a high-value football gambling website. He then seized the opportunity to flee to Thailand, obtaining a valid visa and hiding quietly until arrested by Immigration officers.
