Police arrested a man in Rayong province yesterday believed to be a major operator of illegal casinos in the East that were blamed for enabling the spread of Covid-19.
Police were also hunting four other men and women, his associates, who were named in arrest warrants.
The arrest followed the seizure of hundreds of poker machines at a warehouse in Khon Kaen last month.
Crime Suppression Division police detained Somchai Jutikitdet, aka Longjoo Somchai, at his house in tambon Muang Phra in Muang district of Rayong. He was taken to the Provincial Police Region 2 head office for questioning.
National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk and other senior officers went there to interrogate the…
