Anutin urgently flies from Phuket to Ranong to inspect big lot of smuggled goods
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 […]
Read MoreNavy seizes several tons of contraband heading for Cambodia
IN AN operation mounted in the dead of the night the Thai navy seized four Cambodian long-tail boats carrying tons of contraband goods from Trat province to the neighbouring country and arrested six crew members, Naewna newspaper said today (April 13). RADM Parach Rattanachaiyapan, the Thai navy’s spokesperson, said the navy’s First Naval Area […]
Read MoreAMLO seizes additional 8 billion baht assets from scam suspects
THE Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) today (April 9) temporarily seized a second batch of assets worth 8 billion baht from scam suspects Ms. Taengthai, Mr. Yim Liak, Ms. Wirinya Yim ,Mr. Ben Smith, aka Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife Ms. Katriya Beaver, taking the total to over 20 billion baht, Amarin TV said. Announcing […]
Read MoreCambodia seizes Thai trawler on encroachment charges
A THAI trawler carrying three tons of fresh squid was seized by the Cambodian navy on charges of encroaching on their territorial waters with maritime agencies of both countries coordinating to verify details, PPTVHD36 said today (Feb. 16). The fishing boat, K. Chok Burapha, whose owner resides in Khlong Yai district of Trat province, […]
Read MoreCambodia seizes Thai trawler on encroachment charges
A THAI trawler carrying three tons of fresh squid was seized by the Cambodian navy on charges of encroaching on their territorial waters with maritime agencies of both countries coordinating to verify details, PPTVHD36 said today (Feb. 16). The fishing boat, K. Chok Burapha, whose owner resides in Khlong Yai district of Trat province, […]
Read More4 nabbed for flying drones near Suvarnabhumi Airport
FOUR Myanmar nationals were arrested at a hotel near Suvarnabhumi Airport and ten drones seized after panic had spread when some of them were seen flying in the vicinity for two nights in a row (Dec. 21-22), Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 23). Acting on a tip-off that drones were flown from this […]
Read MoreOver 30,000 dangerous fake lighters seized
CENTRAL Investigation Bureau (CIB) police warned the public to beware of fake lighters as they could easily explode after seizing over 30,000 of them in raids in the upper central region, PPTVHD36 said today (Nov. 16). Pol. Lt. Col. Phongsate Nummak, superintendent of Economic Crime Division’s Investigation Division 1, and his team along with […]
Read MoreHundreds of fake luxury watches seized in Chinatown raid
A RAID on three shops in Bangkok’s Chinatown netted over 800 high-priced knock-off luxury watches that caused more than 50 million baht damages, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Oct. 3). A police team from the Central Investigation Bureau’s Economic Crime Suppression Division, accompanied by representatives from intellectual property rights defenders and trademark owners, arrested […]
Read MoreIllegal silicone implants, medicines seized in raid
A LARGE amount of unregistered silicone implants for nose and chin augmentation plus unlisted prescription drugs were seized in a raid on a distribution centre in Bangkok, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Sep. 22). Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) together with representatives from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) and the Food and Drug […]
Read MoreVietnamese man nabbed for smuggling rhino horns
THAI Customs officials arrested a Vietnamese man on charges of smuggling five rhino horns weighing 6.86 kilogrammes and worth approximately 6.9 million baht at Suvarnabhumi Airport, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 7). The unidentified Vietnamese suspect came from Luanda, Angola, with a scheduled flight change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and arrived at Suvarnabhumi […]
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