Three arrested over sale of dodgy diesel in Hua Hin

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Three arrested over sale of dodgy diesel in Hua Hin



HUA HIN:-- Three Thai men have been arrested over the sale of counterfeit diesel in Hua Hin.

On Wednesday, police and soldiers from the 15th Army Circle carried raids at three locations along the bypass road between Cha Am and Pranburi after receiving a tip off that diesel was being sold illegally.

During the raids officers found ten 20 litre drums containing the counterfeit diesel.

In addition to the diesel, soldiers also found equipment used to transfer the diesel to vehicles at two locations in Hin Lek Fai and another at Ban Nong Phai in Thap Tai.

Authorities say the diesel was for sale at seven different spots along the Hua Hin bypass road.

Those involved sold the diesel to customers at round 2 baht per litre cheaper than the normal price and would operate 24 hours per day.

The three men remain in police custody.

Source: Khaosod via Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn


-- 2016-02-05

[keith101]

what is counterfeit diesel , bio diesel ? please explain .

[Ace of Pop]

It's from Malaysia mostly,much cheaper there.

[KittenKong]

Yes, presumably not counterfeit at all: just untaxed. Though I thought that the Malaysia government had put prices up a lot recently?

Google translate:

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The monitoring plan and coordinate it. All staff were scattered raids simultaneously. It was found that the characteristics of smuggling illegal oil sales will have to install the Red Lantern. As a symbol known to the people who want to buy or sell trucks smuggling oil. The building shacks on the roadside, many growers hide behind trees, overgrown with grass, not to be noticed. Both up and downstream. Which in Hua Hin Meet smuggling oil playoff spot by three points in the first leg of the Flint area among 12 parishes. The audit found Mr. Twisittis far been spared the administrative side of the second leg of the cruise. Located Graphics Lyon with the first little while Mr. Tanya in Glands as the administrator and the third is at home Phai in. Over the southern district of Hua Hin, with a tank size of 200 liters is placed at nearly 10 tank somewhere. tank also contained a full tank of fuel. It also found a plastic bucket containing 20 liters of oil placed with the device for unloading oil. And lots of bottled water for distribution to customers who come to buy oil.


Officials reported that An illegal oil smuggling, which is diesel fuel for about five months and oil tankers were sold throughout the day. Purchase price of no more than 20 baht and sold to truck in less than 20 baht per liter, as well as lower oil prices in the market about 2-3 baht traded 24 hours some signage to inform customers if. Service calls to ring the bell. "

[Reigntax]

It's from Malaysia mostly,much cheaper there.

And wasnt it only 3 days ago that Thailand signed a SE asian agreement which would remove 98% of all tariffs between the dozen or so countries.

It will be interesting how they deal with this in the near future.