Pork-smuggling mafia’s son arrested at Don Mueang Airport

[webfact]

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) at Don Mueang International Airport yesterday apprehended Karin Piyapornpaiboon, the adopted son of a notorious Chinese pork-smuggling mafia figure, Li Sheng Jiao, known as Hia Kao (Brother Kao).

 

The arrest took place at 7.40am as Karin’s plane from China touched down, with him being transported to the DSI headquarters by 9am, as disclosed by Police Major Nathapol Ditsayatham, the lead investigator on the smuggling case.

 

Li Sheng Jiao, the adoptive father, is a primary suspect in a formidable smuggling operation involving nearly 60,000 tonnes of smuggled pork, seized in January, with the damages surpassing a billion baht. Li surrendered to police on his return from China on January 22.

The DSI investigation revealed that there were financial transactions between Karin and Li. The probe indicates that Karin transferred a minimum of 2.6 million baht (US$70,000) to his father in 2022, while Li is believed to have sent at least 10.8 million baht (US$300,000) to his adopted son from 2021 to 2023.

Li has been further implicated by the DSI in another smuggling case, this time involving over 10,000 containers of chicken feet, the total market value of which stands at a staggering 5 billion baht (US$140 million). Karin confessed to operating several businesses on behalf of Li, including the chicken feet smuggling operation in Thailand. The DSI has found that the chicken feet were transported to a cold storage warehouse in Nakhon Pathom before being exported to China.

 

In relation to the case, Democrat leader and former agriculture minister Chalermchai Sri-on has vehemently denied any connection to the two suspects. Chalermchai was scrutinised due to his elder brother, Wirat Piyapornpaiboon, and his politician nephew, Jukkaphan Piyapornpaiboon, sharing the same surname as Karin, reported Bangkok Post.

 

Chalermchai stated that he has no familial ties or close associations with either suspect. He disclosed that he had only encountered Li once at an event attended by businessmen and politicians, and he expressed ignorance as to how Karin came to possess his brother’s Thai surname.

 

by Mitch Connor

Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-27

 

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[ravip]

Smuggling of chicken feet & pork!

What next?

[bendejo]

customs inspector: "Is that a sausage in your pocket or are you happy to see me?"

 

 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Li has been further implicated by the DSI in another smuggling case, this time involving over 10,000 containers of chicken feet, the total market value of which stands at a staggering 5 billion baht (US$140 million). Karin confessed to operating several businesses on behalf of Li, including the chicken feet smuggling operation in Thailand. The DSI has found that the chicken feet were transported to a cold storage warehouse in Nakhon Pathom before being exported to China

I guess the paperwork looked fine to customs?

[eisfeld]

Maybe Thailand should think how ten thousand containers can pass through their border without proper checks. And that's just the chicken feet. Sounds like a complete anything goes.

[sammieuk1]

Jail the oink we don't want any Chinese triad trotters on our turf 🤔

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

another smuggling case, this time involving over 10,000 containers of chicken feet

 

What a "coop " for the DSI!

 

[digger70]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

10,000 containers of chicken feet

This is a big load of Containers . 

Someone very powerful behind this  with a hell of a lot of money .

Who's going to be the Fall guy in the Chain of the Mafia Ranks.

 

[scorecard]

5 hours ago, eisfeld said:

Maybe Thailand should think how ten thousand containers can pass through their border without proper checks. And that's just the chicken feet. Sounds like a complete anything goes.

What do they mean by 'container?'

 

Seems rather doubtful it would be 10,000 shipping containers. Or...

[BusyB]

TEN THOUSAND containers full of chicken feet. Picture that.

 

 

Edited March 27 by BusyB

[eisfeld]

48 minutes ago, scorecard said:

What do they mean by 'container?'

 

Seems rather doubtful it would be 10,000 shipping containers. Or...

 

I think they really mean shipping containers. You need a lot of chicken feet to get to those monetary values. They aren't exactly high value items. 5B THB / 10,000 containers is 500k per container. This article speaks of 24 tons of chicken feet in one container. That's less than 21 THB per kilogram. Could be about right.

Edited March 27 by eisfeld

[wuffe]

47 minutes ago, scorecard said:

What do they mean by 'container?'

 

Seems rather doubtful it would be 10,000 shipping containers. Or...

10,000 containers worth 5 billion baht. 500,000 baht per container. At that price I guess they mean shipping containers.

[cowellandrew]

The DSI has found that the chicken feet were transported to a cold storage warehouse in Nakhon Pathom before being exported to China.

 

can the uk police also look into this as my wife weekly buys them!

5 or 10 kilo bags!