Not a drugs bust - this is frozen beef from India was heading for Bangkok!

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Not a drugs bust - this is frozen beef from India was heading for Bangkok!

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- The picture looks like just another Thai drugs bust - but this time the hefty merchandise is of an entirely different nature - frozen beef that came from India.

 

And it could have ended up in your burgers.

 

Police who made the seizure in Songkhla said that it could carry diseases and be dangerous for consumers as it had entered the country illegally without customs' clearance.

 

The 3,700 kilos of compressed and frozen beef originated in India and came into the country via the Malaysia  border. 

 

Police in Sathing Phra said it was headed for the south and Bangkok where it would be sold in markets for 220 - 240 baht a kilo.

 

That represented a 50% mark up on its original price. The driver was arrested. Abdullah Chit Hayisalamae, 48, said he was just a mule and Mr Big, the owner of the shipment, was a trader in Songkhla.

 

Police detained the driver and are looking for Mr Big.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-09-05

[halloween]

A few sacred cows gone missing?

[Prbkk]

"Looking for Mr Big" ...but I've never heard of one being located in the thousands of similar stories. Plenty of Mr Insignificants from down the food chain but never the elusive Mr Big

[tomwct]

I would like to meet Mr Big!

[JHolmesJr]

Mr. Big?!!!!

 

AKA Biggsy AKA Khun Yai

 

Where do they think they are….in a Tarantino film? 

Edited September 5, 2016 by JHolmesJr

[canopus1969]

Nothing wrong with curry burgers     

[ExpatOilWorker]

3 minutes ago, JHolmesJr said:

Mr. Big?!!!!

 

Where do they think they are….in a Tarantino film? 

 

Maybe "Sex and the city" (http://sexandthecity.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Big)?

[mercman24]

frozen beef in a non refridgerated  pick up truck, think i will pass on this one, no thankyou

[Mook23]

no bpobleeeeeeeeeem. can fleeze again.  falang him think too much.  thailand.  no bpobleeeeeeeeeem... 

[Moonmoon]

Good Job

[TheFishman1]

So where is Mr Big

[Sphere]

Beef here, garlic and onions in the other thread.....all the makings of a bbq at the cop house.

 

 

[DLang]

The BIB bbq will be a good one this year.

 

[Thian]

20 hours ago, mercman24 said:

frozen beef in a non refridgerated  pick up truck, think i will pass on this one, no thankyou

 

At the Marko i've seen the WHOLE freezers (huge ones) being defrosted, they just turned them on again and mai pen lai. Everything was soft.

[ratcatcher]

Must have been old cattle, India has strict rules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_slaughter_in_India

 

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-no-beef-nation/

[bark]

3 minutes ago, Thian said:

 

At the Marko i've seen the WHOLE freezers (huge ones) being defrosted, they just turned them on again and mai pen lai. Everything was soft.

If true, please share with us ?

[ratcatcher]

1 minute ago, bark said:

If true, please share with us ?

Yes, Makro has a lot of branches. Area specific please.

[KNJ]

Guess BIB have a beef with Mr Big, a real Rib tickler, they will have to Steak him out

[Thian]

8 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Yes, Makro has a lot of branches. Area specific please.

 

Chaeng wattana.

 

Also Villa Market always had the top bags of flench fly's defrosted, i warned the manager twice but nothing changed so i never went back there. They overloaded the freezers all the time and those didn't have a glass cover. 

 

But if you're so scared for that you shouldn't eat at any local restaurant or market/streetstand. In Topsy i've seen "fresh" minced meat which was totally frozen after being repacked into 250 gram packages.

 

And in every makro/tesco i've been i see people grabbing meat with bare hands to continue shopping with their cart.....

And on every market i see butchers wearing gloves but also receiving/giving cash with the same gloves 

Edited September 6, 2016 by Thian

[Mook23]

thian. my friend made herself a nice sandwich with UNBAKED bacon.  bacon to be used with eggs (breakfast bacon)... im not so sure if that is really healthy...  :-)

[bark]

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

Yes, Makro has a lot of branches. Area specific please.

Bangkok city.

[ratcatcher]

7 minutes ago, bark said:

Bangkok city.

Oh yes, that one.

[bark]

4 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Oh yes, that one.

So no freezer breakdowns. Just as I thought.

Makro is top of the Line in Bangkok. All stores. Best prices.

thanks

[oxo1947]

22 hours ago, Mook23 said:

no bpobleeeeeeeeeem. can fleeze again.  falang him think too much.  thailand.  no bpobleeeeeeeeeem... 

Thailand no problem.......... UK was no problem for Tesco......If you want to buy horse meat.......

[Brer Fox]

3 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Must have been old cattle, India has strict rules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_slaughter_in_India

 

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-no-beef-nation/

Just as likely old buffaloes or retired camels. Take your pick.