rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Man arrested ferrying more than Bt30m across Laos border in Mercedes-Benz By Kamthorn Kongsombat The Nation A 55-YEAR-OLD Suphan Buri man has been arrested after Customs officials discovered 22 bags stuffed with money hidden in a car he was driving at the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge border checkpoint in Nong Khai’s Muang district on Thursday evening. The bags contained Bt30.185 million in undeclared Thai banknotes that he had hidden in a Mercedes Benz E300 sedan, said Nong Khai Customs chief Nimit Saeng-ampai. The Customs chief said the seizure was likely part of the same cash-smuggling operation that saw two Laos citizens netted last December for attempting to smuggle more than Bt98 million back across the same border in a Toyota Land Cruiser He said the authorities had been monitoring the Mercedes Benz as it moved back and forth between Thailand and Laos over the past 30 days, before making their move on Thursday. Suspect Khan Sansuwan, 55, a resident of Suphan Buri’s Dan Chang district, claimed to be a construction contractor in Laos. He reportedly confessed to Thai Customs officials and immigration police that he planned to use part of the money to pay for construction insurance fees and materials in Laos, while he was hired to transport the remainder to Laos, said Nimit. Khan refused to say who had paid him to transport the cash, Nimit said, so officials would continue to investigate. The Customs Office has seized the cash pending further investigation. If the suspect confesses, he will be fined and receive back only Bt2 million while the state confiscate the remainder of the seized money. If he fights the allegation, police and other agencies will investigate to determine if the cash was illegally acquired or linked to drug trafficking or money-laundering. Nimit said that Thai authorities already had a list of names of suspected cash-smugglers that should help expedite the case. Thai law prohibits taking undeclared sums exceeding Bt450,000 outside the country. Anyone transporting undeclared cash valued between Bt450,000 and Bt2 million across the border is liable to a Bt20,000 fine, while larger amounts draw a Bt40,000 fine and an amount above Bt2 million would be confiscated, Nimit said. The December case against the two Lao cash smuggling suspects is with the Department of Special Investigation. The men claim the cash came from their currency-exchange business in Laos. But the DSI transaction committee earlier this month approved a 90-day confiscation of the money. The suspects have 30 days to explain where the money came from. Businesspeople should use banks rather than smuggling cash, Nimit said. In the case of both the Suphan Buri suspect and the two Laos men, the money was not declared to Thai authorities and not their Laos counterparts, hence there were suspicions the cash was acquired illegally, Nimit said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30348974 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted June 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2018 Tea anyone? 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted June 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2018 "If he fights the allegation, police and other agencies will investigate to determine if the cash was illegally acquired or linked to drug trafficking or money-laundering." I thought they should do that anyway,trying to smuggle 30 + Million THB out of Thailand,should set the red light off that something is not kosher, to say the least. regards worgeordie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Let me guess.. these are the proceeds of his 7/11 corner shop, right?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxcorrigan Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 30 minutes ago, worgeordie said: "If he fights the allegation, police and other agencies will investigate to determine if the cash was illegally acquired or linked to drug trafficking or money-laundering." I thought they should do that anyway,trying to smuggle 30 + Million THB out of Thailand,should set the red light off that something is not kosher, to say the least. regards worgeordie Yes that would seem obvious to us, but without Thai bashing TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 49 minutes ago, rooster59 said: The men claim the cash came from their currency-exchange business in Laos. But the DSI transaction committee earlier this month approved a 90-day confiscation of the money. The suspects have 30 days to explain where the money came from. Erm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I guess somebody is missing about 30M Baht. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 If the suspect confesses, he will be fined and receive back only Bt2 million while the state confiscate the remainder of the seized money. If he fights the allegation, police and other agencies will investigate to determine if the cash was illegally acquired or linked to drug trafficking or money-laundering. If he fights the allegation, they'll investigate where the cash came from. If not they can keep it and live a happy life? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaff Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 9 hours ago, rooster59 said: He said the authorities had been monitoring the Mercedes Benz as it moved back and forth between Thailand and Laos over the past 30 days, before making their move on Thursday. So he already crossed with at least 60 millions and they finally caught him 555... It's so easy to cheat them if you do not cheat too much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expatthailover Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 1 hour ago, gaff said: So he already crossed with at least 60 millions and they finally caught him 555... It's so easy to cheat them if you do not cheat too much ! 'Them'??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
despicable alien Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) "Businesspeople should use banks rather than smuggling cash, " you mean like those highway robbery ATMS? drawn thai baht and get kip and you will get 6% less than what you could at a money changer in vientiane for the total amount that is drwan out of your account and fees 6% of 30million baht comes to 1.8 million baht yeah right just hand it all over without even needing to point a gun and not only that you cant open a bank account in laos to send the money to unless you have a work permit, so more scam money needed there too Edited June 30, 2018 by despicable alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanny321 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 11 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: Tea anyone? Is it P.G. Tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 An illegible post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janclaes47 Posted June 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2018 13 hours ago, rooster59 said: The question is, did all in the picture get an equal share, or did the higher ranks get a bigger one. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaff Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Expatthailover said: 'Them'??? The idiots who work at any border anywhere in the world, I crossed many border with $$$ and have never been caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgma Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 any links someone knows of with Benz or Mr X ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermannor Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 3 hours ago, gaff said: The idiots who work at any border anywhere in the world, I crossed many border with $$$ and have never been caught. How much is $$$ for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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