Khao Lak crackdown – more than 300 counterfeit items seized

[webfact]

Khao Lak crackdown – more than 300 counterfeit items seized

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The Economic Crime Police together with the Department of Intellectual Property Officials have arrested counterfeit retailers in Khao Lak, Phang Nga, yesterday (December 17) after the retailers had been in business for 10 years. Officials from more than 20 government departments are also alleged to be involved in bribery.

 

At the scene, an alien worker who was offering products to tourists ran away to the back of the shop after seeing the team. They found a list of counterfeit items such as bags, sunglasses, clothes, loudspeakers and earphones.

 

59 year old Rinya Suriwan was arrested with 47 counterfeit Ray-Ban sunglasses, 37 year old Boonrom Parakang was arrested with 16 fake Tiffany & Co necklaces and bracelets, a 38 year old Myanmar worker, Ti Ka Ram, was arrested with 24 counterfeit Nike pieces and 23 Adidas articles of clothings...

 

Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/khao-lak-crackdown-300-counterfeit-items-seized

 

-- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2017-12-18

[Get Real]

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Economic Crime Police together with the Department of Intellectual Property Officials have arrested counterfeit retailers in Khao Lak, Phang Nga

Exactly like it states. The only thing that has an intellect is the property that were siezed. Otherwise this would have been fixed long time ago.

[Deli]

I am shocked !

[trainman34014]

''Officials from 'more than' 20 Government Departments are alleged to be involved in bribery ''.     Says it all about this country, rotten to the very core and beyond redemption. 

[Redline]

How do they choose who to bust?  There are millions of counterfeit goods everywhere

Edited December 20, 2017 by Redline