PUBLISHED : 19 Dec 2025 at 16:36
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Former Olympic gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong, centre, is arrested for lottery quota fraud in front of a condominium room in Nonthaburi on Friday morning. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)
Former Olympic gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong, who had been on the run since being convicted of lottery quota fraud, was arrested in Nonthaburi on Friday.
Pol Maj Gen Anek Taosuparp, commander of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division (NED), said police apprehended the 45-year-old ex-boxer in front of a condominium room in Muang district of Nonthaburi on Friday morning.
Manus was wanted on separate arrest warrants for fraud issued by Don Mueang District Court on Jan 28 and March 28 this year, said Pol Maj Gen Anek.
In 2021, a victim filed a complaint with Don Muaeng police station, alleging that Manas had duped him into paying 2 million baht for a government lottery quota. Manus claimed he had obtained the quota through Somluck Kamsing, another former Olympic boxing champion.
However, the promised quota never materialised, and repeated attempts to recover the money failed.
Manus was initially charged and released on bail, but failed to show up for court hearings.
The court subsequently sentenced him to 18 months in prison for the first case and 15 months for the second, totalling two years and nine months, and issued arrest warrants.
Following his arrest, Manas was brought before Don Mueang District Court and later transferred to Bangkok Remand Prison around noon to begin serving his sentence.
During the transfer to the court, Manas made a lighted-hearted remark, saying: “Today there’s an SEA Games boxing championship in 12 categories. Too bad I got caught — I won’t be able to cheer for the fights.”