Thai customs and livestock development officials, as well as police from the Consumer Protection Division, seized about 100 tonnes of frozen pork, worth about 21 million baht, and 35 tonnes of frozen chicken legs, worth another 700,000 baht, in a raid today (Friday) on a cold storage facility in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province.

 

Customs Department Director-General Patchara Anuntasilpa said that the pork, which originated in Italy, Spain and Brazil, and the chicken legs, which came from Brazil, were smuggled into Thailand via a neighbouring country.

 

Since July, a total of 148 tonnes of frozen meat, worth about 30 million baht, have been seized.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/135-tonnes-of-smuggled-frozen-pork-and-chicken-seized-in-samut-sakhon/

 

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Why the need to smuggle as not like Thailand is running out of chickens and pigs. 

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

35 tonnes of frozen chicken legs, worth another 700,000 baht

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

chicken legs, which came from Brazil

 

Smuggled Brazilian chicken legs at 20THB per KG?

 

 

What a clucked-up story. 

 

 

7 hours ago, nightfox said:

Why the need to smuggle as not like Thailand is running out of chickens and pigs. 

Maybe there are avid chicken rustlers elsewhere ? 

Rustle up a "Bacon Sandwich" takes on a whole new meaning!

I miss the smuggled X tones of weed stories.......Now we have to settle for chicken and pigs..... 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Customs Department Director-General Patchara Anuntasilpa said that the pork, which originated in Italy, Spain and Brazil, and the chicken legs, which came from Brazil, were smuggled into Thailand via a neighbouring country.

So let it be sold and bring down Thailands prices.

40 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

So let it be sold and bring down Thailands prices.

 "...officials have intensified their crackdown on smuggled meat to prevent the possible spread of African Swine Fever (ASF)".

I never realized smuggling Pork and Chicken into Thailand was such big business?

Its not like they don't have an ample supply locally, is it?????

4 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I miss the smuggled X tones of weed stories.......Now we have to settle for chicken and pigs..... 

Big business, waiting to hear about the smuggled in whisky.......looking for a few good bottles.

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

 "...officials have intensified their crackdown on smuggled meat to prevent the possible spread of African Swine Fever (ASF)".

It's frozen.... killing any possible infection.

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

via a neighbouring country.

So what you do then? You let it pass Thai borders, call your boss in Samut and HE makes the big catch.

Well dont know if they have a harbor, as then it could go by ship, but only then via Vietnam or Cambodia.

"to prevent the possible spread of African Swine Fever (ASF)".

Thats why you put it unfrozen out in the open to show and have a picture taken, well done.

Viruses or bacteries arent killed by cold, they just sleep.

 

On 10/8/2022 at 3:41 PM, hotchilli said:

It's frozen.... killing any possible infection.

Completely untrue.  Why post something as fact if you have absolutely no clue what you are talking about?  Fishing for likes?  Thankfully the officials know a lot more than you.

Swine Flu is actually more stable in frozen meat.

"CSFV can survive for variable periods in meat, with survival more likely at cold temperatures. This virus is most stable in frozen meat. Viable CSFV has been recovered from frozen pork stored for more than four years."

https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/pdf/classical-swine-fever-csf-inactivation-in-meat