Report DSI Uncovers Major Illegal Pork Import Operation Involving Thai and Chinese Investors

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The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has revealed a large-scale illegal pork import operation involving Thai and Chinese investors, as well as government officials. The announcement was made on April 24 at the DSI office in Chaeng Watthana Government Complex, revealing that a total of 161 containers of frozen pork had been illegally brought into Thailand.

 

Present at the announcement were Somboon Muangklam, advisor to the justice minister, along with DSI officials including Police Lieutenant Colonel Yutthana Praedam and Pol. Lt. Col. Anurak Rojanarinankit. The investigation spans activities from 2020 to 2022, targeting illegal importation of animal carcasses, specifically pork.

 

Somboon noted that the investigation followed a complaint by the National Association of Swine Farmers to the Laem Chabang Police Station, which led to the involvement of the DSI in probing state officials and a shipping company suspected of facilitating the smuggling. The estimated tax value of the seized 161 containers is approximately 460 million baht, violating Thailand's Animal Epidemics Act and Customs Act.

 

The case is categorized into three groups. The first group centres on goods identified at Laem Chabang customs, involving 10 private companies. The second group pertains to goods already distributed within the market. An examination of customs records from January 2021 to July 2023 uncovered 2,385 import declarations, totaling imports valued at 1.57 billion baht.

 

 

 

Designated as special case 126/2023, this investigation involves international cooperation with seven countries, including Italy, Germany, and Brazil. There is a focus on tracing incorrectly declared goods, purportedly as salmon imports, despite confirmations from Italian and Brazilian authorities that no salmon was exported to Thailand.

 

The third group involves document fraud and origin misrepresentation, involving government officials exporting animal carcasses under false declarations. This area of investigation, wrapped up as special case 127/2023, implicates 14 suspects, ranging from Thai and foreign investors to government officials.

 

From these investigations, 12 special cases have been logged, with 11 concluded and referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) as of September 9. Around 30 suspects, comprising Thai and Chinese investors and civil servants, have been identified, detailing their involvement. However, the identities of top-level and political officials remain under wraps as further investigation by the NACC continues. Special case 126/2024 is ongoing, with international collaboration to ensure the prosecution of those involved.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-04-25

 

 

 

[Will B Good]

Piggin hell......they never give up do they.........snouts in the trough?

 

Dodgy meat, tax avoidance........ it never ends.....nothing but porkies.

 

Can't see anyone saving their bacon now.

[Tropicalevo]

CP Foods again?