THE Customs Department has stepped up efforts to curb cross-border smuggling of currency after arresting two foreign passengers flying in from Jakarta with over US$56 million banknotes concealed in their luggage, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 4). Mrs. Santhanee Pairattanakorn, director of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger Control Customs Office, said on Sep. 30 officials arrested
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Russian man nabbed with fake euros in Chonburi
A RUSSIAN man overstaying in Thailand was arrested today (Aug. 27) after police found some fake euro notes in his possession at a hotel in Chonburi, Naewna newspaper said. Police tracked down the Russian man, Mr. A (pseudonym), 29, after a Thai man went to a currency exchange booth and tried to exchange 500
Read moreRussian woman held for using fake US dollar bills in Phuket
A RUSSIAN woman was arrested in Phuket last evening (July 27) after a currency exchange booth employee filed a complaint that he had received three counterfeit US$50 banknotes from her, Amarin TV said. Kamala subdistrict police arrested Ms. Evgenia (surname withheld), 22, at a pool villa with 32 more fake US$50 bills found among
Read moreSale of fake banknotes online rocks social media
AN ANNOUNCEMENT of the sale of counterfeit banknotes on a Facebook page shook up Thai social media with many netizens wondering whether those in their wallet are real or not, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 10). Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a medical technologist who runs the popular Panda Lab Doctor webpage, drew attention to this
Read moreMisprinted 20 baht polymer banknotes in circulation
THE BANK of Thailand said today (Sept. 29) that an error was found in a batch of 20 baht banknotes with the Thai numeral not matching the Arabic one but the public could still use them as normal until they are fully removed from the system, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 29). Ms. Wachira Aromdee,
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