PRIME Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (May 11) cut short his visit to Phuket and urgently flew to Ranong to inspect a warehouse where over 50 million baht worth of smuggled goods were found and seized, pointing out that there is no higher authority to clear this matter, Nawena newspaper said this evening. Anutin
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Illegal mosquito repellant smuggled from China seized
IN A raid on a warehouse in Samut Prakan today (Jan. 19 ) Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police seized a large quantity of illegal mosquito repellant smuggled into the country from China with these brands containing hazardous substances, TV Channel 7 said. Police seized 380 boxes of the illegal mosquito repellant and arrested Mr.
Read moreWildlife from Indonesia seized in Thailand
POLICE late last night seized over 200 protected wildlife and other animals that had been smuggled to Thailand from Aceh province, Sumatra island, Indonesia, just as the arrested suspect was bringing them to Bangkok , TV Channel 7 said. Highway Police and a Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) team arrested Mr. Sarawut (surname withheld), or
Read moreOver 20,000 contraband fresh eggs seized at Thai-Cambodia border
MORE THAN 20,000 smuggled fresh eggs and poultry meat plus other items were seized from a pickup that had just crossed the border from Cambodia to Arayanprathet district, Sa Kaeo province, last night (Feb. 19), Naewna newspaper said today. Pol. Col. Anothai Jindamanee, superintendent of Khlong Luek police station, said a team of policemen
Read moreGovt urged to bust distribution of smuggled pork
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SWINE RAISERS ASSOCIATION of Thailand today (Jan.23) pressed the government to bust the alleged distribution of smuggled pork which is currently oversupplying domestic markets. Sitthipan Thanakiatpinyo, head of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, said over 60 million kilogrammes of smuggled pork was believed to be currently flooding the
Read moreChiang Rai farmers call for crackdown on smuggling of Myanmar cattle
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FARMERS IN CHIANG RAI have called for a stepped-up crackdown on the smuggling of cattle from Myanmar resulting in a sharp decline in the selling prices of their domestic livestock. The cattle-raising villagers of Doi Larn area in the capital district of the northern province confirmed today (Dec.19) herds of
Read moreSocial activist offered kickback to help ‘big shot’ over pork smuggling scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES MINISTER Thammanat Prompao said today (Dec.4) a famed social activist had allegedly been offered a huge payoff in exchange for hush-hush help for an unnamed “big shot” over pork smuggling scandals. Thammanat said he had seen a video clip of an unidentified customs official offering 10 million
Read moreOver 1,000 tonnes of smuggled meats found at 14 cold storages
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 1,000 TONNES OF SMUGGLED meats have been found at 14 cold storages so far, said Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao today (Nov.24). The authorities had inspected an estimated 5,300 cold storages for meats in all parts of the country under stepped-up measures against the smuggling and illegal trading
Read more5kg gold, big sums of baht and dollar seized at border
SOLDIERS and customs officials at Tak’s Mae Sot district today (May 25) seized five one-kilogramme bars of gold, US$100,000 and 4.1 million Thai baht banknotes from a pickup truck that had just come across the border from Myanmar, TV Channel 7 said. The soldiers and customs officials stopped and searched a white pickup that came
Read morePolice smash used medical glove smuggling ring
A LARGE quantity of used medical gloves illegally smuggled into Thailand and packed for sale as new under various brands was seized from a closed entertainment venue and the office of the company that ran the operation, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Total value of the used gloves and the production equipment seized from the two
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