BANGKOK, Feb 12 (TNA) – The Customs Department destroys more than 870,000 pieces of contraband and counterfeit goods, totaling over 8.3 million baht, including baraku, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, bags and sunglasses.

 

Mr. Phanthong Loykulnan, advisor on development and tax management at the Customs Department, revealed that in line with the government’s policy, the Customs Department has prioritize suppression of pirated goods, smuggled into the country.

 

It has intensified its efforts and changed its approach to apprehending suspects.

 

Full story: Thai News Agency 2024-02-12

 

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8 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Customs Department destroys more than 870,000 pieces of contraband and counterfeit goods

That's only the tip of the iceberg....

Doesn't look like 8.000.000 baht worth..... where is the rest?

but we'll continue as usual with nationwide corruption and extortion ..   how else can those high ranking officers get their luxury homes and Bentley's 

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Doesn't look like 8.000.000 baht worth..... where is the rest?

My ex used to sell counterfeit shirts which the police periodically raided confiscating lots of stuff in their size.

They only destroyed what they couldn't sell after they had confiscated it.

How is the 8 million assessed? The fake value or the imagined value if the goods were real (a figure that no-one was going to pay anyway, thinking they were real and not fake)?

870,000 pieces worth 8.3 million bht is less than 10 bht per piece.

No sex toys this time? 

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