Songkhla authorities inspect refrigeration storage facility after Thaksin allegations

[webfact]

Picture: Sanook

 

Following former Prime Minister and fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra's claims that pork producers are hoarding meat to benefit from its rising price authorities in Songkhla checked on a large refrigeration storage facility yesterday.

 

Led by governor Jessada Jitrat, senior police and vets they checked on more than 200,000 kilos of meat in the freezing conditions at the unit in Ban Na sub-district of the southern Thai province, reported Sanook.

 

The unit rents out space to clients who need storage facilities. 

 

The pork in question belongs to Betagro in Phatthalung. 

 

Jessada said that investigations are continuing and no charges have yet been made.

 

They would be contacting Betagro, one of Thailand's biggest meat poultry and pork producers.

 

At this stage there is no suggestion that the meat was being hoarded.

 

Thaksin claimed earlier in a briefing from abroad that big producers were hoarding pork as the price of the meat sky-rockets. 

 

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[RandiRona]

Hahaha...I didn't know that Tony Woodsame Aka Thaksin still has this pull over this government that they would care about what he says!!

[chuang]

So it take Tony Woodsome thousands of miles away from Thailand to tell them what's happening back home....

[Enoon]

 

"At this stage there is no suggestion that the meat was being hoarded."

 

It's just having "a little rest" before it continues on it's arduous journrey.

 

 

[worgeordie]

Go and check on storage facilities in the South ,

where the demand for pork is the lowest ,what

about checking around Bangkok , which will no

doubt reveal the truth.....

regards worgeordie

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

At this stage there is no suggestion that the meat was being hoarded.

But if there is such a shortage on the streets, then what is it still doing in storage?

[Denim]

6 hours ago, RandiRona said:

Hahaha...I didn't know that Tony Woodsame Aka Thaksin still has this pull over this government that they would care about what he says!!

As my grandfather used to say , Tony shouts poo and they jump on the shovel.

[brianthainess]

On 1/21/2022 at 9:56 AM, RandiRona said:

Hahaha...I didn't know that Tony Woodsame Aka Thaksin still has this pull over this government that they would care about what he says!!

They only checked to see if they could sue him IMO.