Police have arrested Siapo Po-arnon — a popular internet figure who advised a House panel on gambling — on charges of organising online gambling.
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers took the 29-year-old Siapo, whose former name was Apirak Chat-anont, into custody after apprehending him at his house on Phetkasem Road in Phasi Charoen district of Bangkok about 6am on Thursday.
His house was one of seven locations raided by police investigating his alleged online gambling network. At his house, police also detained his aide, Pacharapol Chansawang, and 25 Myanmar workers.
Siapo, with over 1.6 million followers on Facebook, has become well-known for often giving away money…
