Jump to content

40,000 Liters Of Smuggled Fuel Seized In Phuket


Recommended Posts

Posted

40,000 liters of smuggled fuel seized in Phuket

phuket-1-11043iOLYFyQybKVUNKAKammEkrjpMg.jpg

The modified fishing trawler 'Premika' at Phuket Deep Sea Port on Friday night. Photo: Warisa Temram.

phuket-4-11043uePNoxQxguTcpdtcZpdgGeXaEC.jpg

NO MORE FUELING AROUND: Mr Anusit at Phuket City Police Station after his arrest on Friday. Photo: Phuket City Police.

PHUKET: Police on Friday seized 40,000 liters of smuggled fuel aboard a modified fishing boat at the Phuket Deep Sea Port.

The arrests were made just before dusk by a regional police special task force set up to prevent smuggling of fuel, together with the Marine Police in Phuket and officers from the Phuket Provincial Excise Office.

Acting on a tip-off, the officers did an inspection of a 20-meter trawler named Premika tied to the wharf at the port, located at Panwa Cape in Wichit subdistrict.

Inside the hold they found some 40,000 liters of heavy fuel oil and arrested the vessel operator, identified as local resident Anusit Kebsup.

Mr Anusit was taken to Phuket City Police Station and charged with smuggling oil, and then transferred to the new Phuket Provincial Excise Office where the damage to the state in unpaid taxes was assessed so that a fine could be issued.

Mr Anusit, whose surname indicates he is a member of the locally-powerful Kebsup clan, said he was only hired to look after the boat and was not its owner.

He identified the owner as a man named “Mack”, whose real name and surname he said he did not know.

Members of the task force said they would begin to conduct regular inspections at the port to prevent further incidents of oil smuggling there.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/_n11043

pglogo.jpg

-- Phuket Gazette 2011-09-25

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


  • Topics

  • Latest posts...

    1. 0

      Surin Man Drives Car with Pedestrian’s Body on Roof for Over 30 Km Before Being Stopped

    2. 0

      Myanmar Worker Rescued After Hand Trapped in Meat Grinder for Two Hours

    3. 0

      4-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Reservoir Construction Site

    4. 0

      Chiangmai urologist

    5. 0

      Rare Omura’s Whale Spotted Near Surin Islands, Phang Nga

    6. 17

      Thailand Live Sunday 24 November 2024

    7. 0

      Thai Highway Police Pursue Pickup Truck Smuggling 29 Myanmar Migrants

    8. 17

      Thailand Live Sunday 24 November 2024

  • Popular in The Pub


×
×
  • Create New...