Chinese nationals arrested for selling overpriced face masks

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Chinese nationals arrested for selling overpriced face masks

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Miscreants continue to prey on the public by selling overpriced face masks, said Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang yesterday in a briefing at HQ.

 

Top of the list are Chinese nationals.

 

After the arrest of Yang Seung on April 25th with 15,000 masks the IB expanded the inquiry and took down "Ahfe" (an assumed name) aged 39 who said he had got 10,000 masks from a Chinese national.

 

Ahfe was used to lure others. A sting was set up to buy 24,000 masks at 11 baht each from Alu, 39,  and his female sidekick B, 38, (both assumed names) who admitted their crime.

 

They face years in jail and 100,000s in fines for several offences related to overcharging and import of masks.

 

The inquiry is now being followed up to see who supplied Alu and B. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

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[ezzra]

I would wrap his assume head with his assume masks and send his assume ass to non assumed jail... but for all we know he could be an assumed Chinese...

[KMartinHandyman]

7/11 is okay charging ฿40 for a white generic cloth mask.

[mok199]

Never let a good virus go to waste...

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A sting was set up to buy 24,000 masks at 11 baht each from Alu, 39,  and his female sidekick B, 38,

wonder if they are kindly being unloaded now at 15 baht each by 'new owners'

[Xi Tha Virus]

Finally china succeeded in producing something that lasts more than a week = Covid-19 Virus or CCP Virus.

[SpaceKadet]

First, they give us this Covid-19, and then try to make a profit of it. Despicable...

[Traubert]

36 minutes ago, Xi Tha Virus said:

Finally china succeeded in producing something that lasts more than a week = Covid-19 Virus or CCP Virus.

Then take your keyboard, screen and phone and throw them in the canal.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

The inquiry is now being followed up to see who supplied Alu and B

That could get interesting.

[Bob A Kneale]

On 5/14/2020 at 11:26 AM, KMartinHandyman said:

7/11 is okay charging ฿40 for a white generic cloth mask.

It depends what type type it is, not every mask has to be sold at B11.

[Cuba]

11 baht is still the lowest price I've seen for a facemask. I'm guessing these masks generally have a much lower wholesale price.