Police dismantle illegal Internet tower near King’s Romans Casino
Police and telecommunication officials dismantled a large signal tower used for illegal Internet transmission across the Mekong River to the King’s Romans area. The operation, conducted yesterday, September 3, involved Cyber Police Chief Worawat Watnakornbancha, along with officers from the 4th Cyber Police Division and regional telecommunication officials, acting on a search warrant issued by the Chiang Rai Provincial Court dated August 29.
The signal tower was located in the Wiang subdistrict, Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai province, approximately 800 metres from the Mekong River. On the opposite bank lies the King’s Romans Casino, a well-known establishment.
Upon investigation, police discovered an unauthorised telecommunications station equipped with wireless link devices. These devices, mounted on the signal tower, used parabolic antennas to illegally transmit and receive internet signals, reported KhaoSod.
Police dismantled and seized the equipment, which included two parabolic antennas, one signal cable, and one power unit. The confiscated items will undergo further examination to identify and apprehend those involved in the illicit operation, ensuring they face legal consequences promptly.
In related news, a joint task force in Tak apprehended a resourceful individual who was using a water rocket launcher to extend Internet cables across the border into Myanmar for Chinese clients. The suspect admitted that was hired by Thai individuals from across the border.
On September 1, a joint task force comprising the 431st Infantry Company, local administrative officers from Mae Sot district, police from Mae Sot Police Station, and several other units conducted a patrol along the Moei River in Ban Mae Kuet Mai, Mae Kasa subdistrict, Mae Sot district, Tak province. During their patrol, they encountered a suspicious individual digging and assembling a drilling rod near the riverbank.
Upon closer inspection, they identified the suspect as 30 year old Jongrak, a Thai national. The suspect was found with various equipment, including a roll of fibre optic cable, a roll of wiring cable, three rolls of large fishing rope, two steel stripping tools, two pipe wrenches, a large roll of sling wire, a bicycle pump, a water rocket launcher, a roll of nylon rope, 16 sections of drilling rods (cylindrical steel tubes), and a fibre closure splice box.
