Daily News Thai Caption: Tax not paid

 

Daily News reported that officers from Thailand's Economic Crime Division seized non-tax paid cigarettes worth 2 million bahtin Bangkok.

 

Two suspects were arrested after ECD chiefs and officials from an illegal cigarette organization were sent in.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Officials mounted checks in Lad Prao and Ramkhamhaeng where cigarettes were being sold to minors.

 

Earlier there had been five arrests over the importation of illegal cigarettes in the south involving 3 million baht's worth.

 

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

seized non-tax paid cigarettes worth 2 million baht

Well, all the profits are now up in smoke!!!

"ECD seize 3,000 cartons of illegal cigarettes worth 2 million baht in Bangkok"

 

So was that value with or without tax?

15 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Well, all the profits are now up in smoke!!!

True.... if they get re-distributed.  ????