Police arrested a man in Rayong province on Thursday morning believed to be a major operator of illegal casinos in the East that were blamed for spreading Covid-19.
Crime Suppression Division police detained Somchai Jutikitdet, aka Longjoo Somchai, at a house in Rayong. He was taken to the Provincial Police Region 2 head office for interrogation.
Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk, the naional police chief, and other senior officers went there to question the man themselves.
Rayong was an epicentre of the second wave of Covid-19 wave in December. Health officials said the disease was spread through illegal casinos in the province and in adjacent Chon Buri province.
Since Dec 18 last year, Rayong has…
