Missing oil-smuggling boats returning to Songkhla tomorrow: Police
THAI Marine Police have taken control of three oil-smuggling boats that disappeared from a pier in Sattahip, Chonburi, last Tuesday night (June 11) and they are expected to sail back to southern Songkhla port tomorrow, TV Channel 7 said this evening (June 16) Pol. Lt. Gen Kraiboon Suadsong, director of National Police Oil Smuggling […]
Read More3 missing oil-smuggling boats heading for Trat then neighbouring waters
CHONBURI police said that three seized oil-smuggling boats that went missing from Sattahip bay on Tuesday night (June 11) are believed to be heading for Trat coastal province, which is next to Cambodia, and then sail to neighbouring waters, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said late last night. Pol. Lt. Col. Santichon Hume, […]
Read MorePoliceman, pregnant wife shot dead by oil smuggling gang
A POLICEMAN and his six-month pregnant wife were shot dead while trying to arrest members of an oil smuggling gang with two later rounded up while the third one is being chased, Amarin TV said this morning (May 13). Pol. Sgt. Maj. Sakon Banlu, 43, head of a platoon at Amnat Charoen provincial police, […]
Read More80 million baht in cash seized from hybrid scam gang at border
CYBER CRIME and Border Patrol police seized 80 million baht in cash linked to a hybrid scam gang that was being taken to the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sot district of Tak province today (Apr. 17), TV Channel 7 said. At the order of Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau chief Pol. Lt. Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha, […]
Read MoreGovt pressed to bust Myanmar cattle smuggling in Tak
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRESSED today (Jan.18) to take action against bribe-taking government officials and black-marketing smugglers of Myanmar cattle in northwestern border areas of Tak. Democrat leader/former agriculture & cooperatives minister Chalermchai Sri-on called on the Pheu Thai-led government to promptly stop the Thai-Myanmar cattle smuggling rackets in collusion with […]
Read MoreBetong customs officials strictly curbing petrol smuggling
AFTER A wave of criticism on Malaysian social media blasting Thais for crossing the border to buy subsidised petrol in their country, the customs checkpoint at Betong in Yala is now strictly inspecting all vehicles to stop this flow of cheaper oil across the border, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 5). This issue […]
Read More4,500 tonnes of smuggled pork, other meats seized in crackdown
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 4,500 TONNES OF PORK and other meats allegedly smuggled from abroad have been seized at cold storage warehouses in the provinces since the last few months, according to Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao. More than 4,500 tonnes of pork and other meats suspected to have been illegally brought […]
Read MoreHouses near Three Pagodas Pass suspected as human trafficking channels
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN HOUSES IN VICINITY OF Three Pagodas Pass border area in Kanchanaburi are suspected as clandestine passageways for human trafficking and goods smuggling scams. Members of the House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs and National Strategies and Reform have recently visited Three Pagodas Pass area in Sangkhla district of […]
Read MorePoliticians, officials suspected of involvement in pork smuggling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLITICIANS AND GOVERNMENT personnel were today (Dec.14) suspected of involvement in the smuggling of pork into the country, according to House Committee on Agriculture chair Sakdinai Noomnoo. Whilst the unnamed politicians allegedly involved in the smuggling of pork are yet to be questioned and brought to justice, some unnamed officials […]
Read MoreAgriculture Minister joins crackdown on rubber smuggling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES MINISTER Thammanat Prompao is taking part in government missions to crack down on the smuggling of natural rubber, confirmed deputy government spokesperson Kenika Oonjit yesterday (Dec.6). The agriculture minister has instructed agencies under his command to join government efforts to eliminate the smuggling of natural rubber, particularly […]
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