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Bangkok Post
10-07-2025
- Bangkok Post
Police arrest Malaysian over online gambling ring
Immigration police arrested a Malaysian national at Don Mueang Airport yesterday over alleged ties to the online gambling platform HYDRA888, which is linked to money laundering activities involving more than 11.5 billion baht. Pol Maj Gen Choengron Rimphadee, commander of Immigration Division 2 (ID2), announced the arrest of the suspect. Immigration officers at Don Mueang received intelligence that a suspect named in a Thai arrest warrant was arriving from Malaysia. Officers were instructed to intercept the individual at the airport's international arrivals gate. The suspect, Steven Choong Seng Lok, 26, arrived in Bangkok from Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia flight AK890. He was nabbed immediately upon entering the arrivals hall at Don Mueang Airport. Mr Steven was arrested under a warrant issued by the Nonthaburi Provincial Court on Dec 16, 2024, on charges of operating an unauthorised online gambling service, conspiring with others to commit money laundering, and engaging in money laundering. Authorities allege that Mr Steven is the owner of a company used as a financial conduit for HYDRA888's operations. The platform handled over 11.52 billion baht in transactions over the course of a year. Following the arrest, the suspect was handed over to the Technology Crime Suppression Division 2 (TCSD 2) for further legal proceedings.
Malay Mail
09-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Malaysian held at Thailand's Don Mueang Airport over gambling, money laundering charges
BANGKOK, July 9 — A 26-year-old Malaysian man was arrested at Don Mueang International Airport here on Wednesday for suspected links to an online gambling network and money laundering activities. Superintendent of Don Mueang Immigration Checkpoint, Pol. Col. Adisak Panya, said authorities had received intelligence regarding the arrival of a suspect wanted under an arrest warrant in connection with a well-known gambling website. Adisak said an investigative team was dispatched to wait at the aircraft's gate exit for the suspect, who was entering Thailand via Don Mueang Airport. The suspect, a 26-year-old Malaysian national holding a Malaysian passport, had arrived from Kuala Lumpur and was arrested upon arrival at the international arrivals hall. 'The suspect was wanted under a warrant issued by the Nonthaburi Provincial Court on charges related to an online gambling network and money laundering,' he said in a statement on Wednesday. 'The suspect will be investigated for conspiring to operate online gambling without permission, conspiring with two or more individuals to commit the offence of money laundering, and committing money laundering as a result of such conspiracy and joint action,' he said. Adisak said the suspect is also the owner of a company allegedly used as a channel to circulate funds from the gambling website, with annual transactions reportedly exceeding 11.52 billion baht. He was later handed over to the Technology Crime Suppression Division 2 (TCSD 2) for further legal action. — Bernama
