POLICE raided a warehouse in Bangkok’s Nong Khaem district and seized 26,117 items of counterfeit dietary supplements and cosmetics which had all been smuggled into the country through the northeastern border, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 31).
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) had launched an investigation after spotting an online shop advertising dietary supplements and cosmetics at prices unusually lower than the market rate. These products are widely recognized by the public, and the low price point could easily mislead consumers into making a purchase.
Following an investigation, police located the facility used to store and distribute these products. As the ingredients, production standards, and origins of these items are unknown, consuming them could lead to serious health risks, such as exposure to hazardous substances or heavy metals, or the use of substandard ingredients, potentially causing allergic reactions or the accumulation of toxins in the body.
A police team then obtained a search warrant from Taling Chan Court and searched the warehouse used to store and distribute the fake products with Ms. Nichawadee (surname withheld), 30, being present and facilitated the search.
Seized were counterfeit food products, such as whey protein, plus counterfeit cosmetics and branded perfumes worth around 5 million baht.
Nichawadee told police she was an employee responsible for dealing with customers and sending the goods they had ordered at various online platforms. The operation was directed via telephone by the owner, a Chinese national, whose full name remains unknown.
This illegal business has been running for approximately one year, with sales reaching about 2,000 units per day.
The scam constitutes offences under the following laws:
– Food Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) “Selling counterfeit food”: Punishable by imprisonment from six months to 10 years and a fine ranging from 5,000 to 100,000 baht.
– “Selling food that does not display a food registration number and lacks a Thai-language label”: Punishable by a fine not exceeding 30,000 baht.
– Cosmetics Act, B.E. 2558 (2015) “Selling counterfeit cosmetics”: Punishable by imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding 50,000 baht, or both.
– “Selling unregistered cosmetics”: Punishable by a fine not exceeding 20,000 baht.
– “Selling cosmetics without a Thai-language label”: Punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one month or a fine not exceeding 10,000 baht, or both.
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This and Front Page: Police inspecting counterfeit products at a warehouse in Nong Khaem district. Photos – PPTVHD36
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