Chinese Online Gambling Host Liu Arrested at a Bangkok Convenience Store After Five Days of Surveillance; Operation Put at 50 Billion Baht
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov. 12 — Thai immigration police arrested a 41-year-old Chinese man, identified only by his surname Liu, at a convenience store in the Sukhumvit-Ekkamai area of Bangkok on November 12. Officers from Immigration Division 1 had kept watch for five days around the luxury condominium where he was staying before detaining him when he appeared at the store.
The Bangkok Post reported that Liu operated an online football gambling website, was wanted in China, and had fled abroad to hide in Bangkok. Police described him as a major host of the operation, with gambling turnover put at about 50 billion baht. Thai immigration authorities have not released further details of the specific charges against him or whether he will be deported or extradited to China, and the allegations have not been tried in court.
He is the second Chinese fugitive detained by Thai immigration police in Bangkok in two days; the other case is unrelated to this one.
(Source: Thailand Immigration Bureau)
Source: Thailand Immigration Bureau
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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