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Two sisters held in bust of B700m gambling site
Police also charge two firms with sending millions of online messages promoting betting
Two sisters in Lampang face charges of running a gambling website that had about 700 million baht in circulation, police say.
The women were arrested along with four staff members in raids on three houses in the northern province on Thursday.
Two companies in Lampang and Chiang Mai that sent millions of online messages to encourage betting were also raided and their owners arrested.
Punika Arayasuwan, 41, and Pratthana Arayasuwan, 39, were wanted on arrest warrants issued by the Chiang Mai Provincial Court for running an online gambling operation or persuading people to gamble, and for laundering money.
Officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) searched three houses in tambon Bo Haew of Lampang, said Pol Lt Gen Worawat Watnakhonbancha, commissioner of the CCIB.
Along with the two sisters, officers arrested four staff members — three men and one woman — who were website administrators and marketing staff.