Law enforcement agents are speeding up their investigation into the sale of overpriced lottery tickets online, said Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, assistant chief of the national police.
Pol Lt Gen Surachate on Saturday said Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk, chief of the national police, has instructed officers to pursue legal action against those selling overpriced tickets on online platforms.
Police officers are taking their time with the case to investigate the matter and some platforms have more than 30,000 employees, Pol Lt Gen Surachate said.
Some online platforms were complicated and did not allow sellers to directly meet buyers while others may not have real lottery tickets, he said, adding that some platforms sold tickets multiple times to unsuspecting customers.
Recently, a Facebook page called “Kong Salak Plus” was seen advertising lottery tickets for a May 2…
