DSI and Immigration Division 2 Arrest Suspect in Money Laundering Case Linked to Online Gambling and Lottery Network "Go Fuk" Upon Return from England at Suvarnabhumi Airport
published: 23/4/2567 16:11:04 updated: 25/4/2567 12:21:33 1422 views TH
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at approximately 10:40 AM, the Department of Special Investigation’s Surveillance and Intelligence Center, under the direction of Mr. withawat sukantharos, Director of the Surveillance and Intelligence Center, assigned Mr. Wuttikrai Sritawat Na Ayutthaya, Head of the Surveillance and Intelligence Section, along with officers from Operation Unit 1 and police officers from the Investigation and Suppression Sub-Division of Immigration Division 2, to jointly arrest Ms. Busabong (surname withheld), a suspect in Special Case No. 49/2567 under the Criminal Court’s arrest warrant No. 452/2567. The suspect was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport upon her return from England. The suspect was part of the "Go Fuk" network and was responsible for receiving and transferring money from mule accounts of the online gambling and lottery network. The arresting officers charged the suspect with the following offenses: dishonestly or fraudulently entering false information into a computer system that is likely to cause damage to the public, not being an offense of defamation under the Criminal Code, jointly organizing or inducing others to gamble online, being a member of an unlawful assembly and money laundering. The arrest took place at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province.
The arresting officers informed the suspect of the charges against her, her legal rights, and the fact that their actions were being recorded as required by the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearances Act, B.E. 2565 (2022). The suspect was then handed over to the DSI’s Criminal Money Laundering Bureau, which is responsible for the case. The suspect was taken into custody along with the arrest record for further legal proceedings.
The operation to track down and arrest the suspects under arrest warrant was carried out in accordance with the instructions of Police Major Yuthana Praedam, Deputy Director-General, Acting Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation. The Surveillance and Intelligence Center, which is under the direct command of the DSI Director-General, was tasked with forming an operation unit to track down and arrest suspects under arrest warrants in order to bring those accused of crimes who are still at large to justice.