7,000 kgs of garlic and onions smuggled into Thailand

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7,000 kgs of garlic and onions smuggled into Thailand

  

MUKDAHAN, 6 September 2016 (NNT) - Soldiers confiscated 7,000 kilograms of dried garlic, red and white onions believed to have been illegally imported into Thailand through the border of Mukdahan province. 

A team of Mukdahan authorities and soldiers inspected a pickup truck in a municipality area following a tip-off that vegetables were being smuggled into the Kingdom from a neighboring country. 

The police had arrived just in time before more than 300 sacks of dried garlic, red and white onions were loaded onto a truck. The police were able to apprehend one of the two drivers identified as Khemporn Kongna while the other escaped into a nearby forest. 

Khemporn was later charged for bringing foreign products into the country without undergoing the Customs Department’s clearance process.

 

-- nnt 2016-09-06

[NickJ]

The Customs Dept clearing process. Otherwise known as the Shakedown. 

[ClutchClark]

I prefer Thai garlic to China garlic. My street vendor sells both varieties from his push cart. 

 

The China garlic is much cheaper price so this type of news is good for Thai farmers.

[Radar501]

7,000 kgs of garlic and onions detected, without the need for a sniffer dog.

[ClutchClark]

5 minutes ago, NickJ said:

The Customs Dept clearing process. Otherwise known as the Shakedown. 

 

No.

A shakedown is where the smugglers pay a bribe and get to continue on with their illegal activities.

 

This news story is about gov't officials doing their job.

[NickJ]

One would hope. But knowing Customs here......

[colinneil]

7.000 kilos of garlic on a pickup?????

Slightly over loaded i think.

[taichiplanet]

vampires on the rise.

[Dexlowe]

There could be a diplomatic stink over this.

[BSJ]

2 minutes ago, Dexlowe said:

There could be a diplomatic stink over this.

But the smell may not be diplomatic in it's embrace of your nostrils!

[dcnx]

48 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

7,000 kgs of garlic and onions detected, without the need for a sniffer dog.

 

They used a GT-2000 bomb detector to prove once again that it really works. 

[dcnx]

45 minutes ago, ClutchClark said:

 

No.

A shakedown is where the smugglers pay a bribe and get to continue on with their illegal activities.

 

This news story is about gov't officials doing their job.

 

You really think they just threw it all away or burned it? 

[jamesbrock]

Are there no checks on vehicles crossing the border? Is any declaration voluntary?

[ezzra]

Once up a time, a merchant and his ship laden with garlic got lost in a mighty storm on the high seas and got marooned on a island he never knew about and not on any maps,

The natives, has ushered the foreign merchant to see the king, where after greeting the foreigner, has asked the merchant was his cargo, garlic, said the merchant, garlic? said the king, what's that? never heard of it, I see said the merchant and bought some garlic from the boat and instructed the king's chef how to prepare many dishes with the herb,

the king was very impressed with the dishes and liked very much, in return, he bought all the garlic the merchant has and filled his boat with treasurers of the precious stones, gold and fine silk,

sailing back to his home country and going to a sailor's pub, he told his mates about his fantastic voyage and his good fortune,

A friend of the man, also a mariner merchant, has approached him to ask if that place has ever heard about onions and asked for directions to get there,

with his ship laden with onions, he arrived to the same place where he met the king and the king was very interested to know what onions are and how to use them in cooking, to which the merchant was only to happy to obliged,

the king was very taken with the onions dishes and liked the very much, he proceeded to buy all the onions the merchant has, and told the man, now, for your onions, I will rewards you with our most precious thing we have, more precious than gold and diamonds, and gave an order to fill the merchant ship with garlic.....

[yellowboat]

Could go through that in a week. 

[ratcatcher]

The write must have confused a pickup truck with a freight truck. 7,000kgs  (7.7 US tons).

Click here to see a photo of the official reception committee and the guilty garlic.

http://nwnt.prd.go.th/CenterWeb/NewsEN/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5909060010033

Notice no-one is pointing at the garlic, that would be considered ail ementary bad form.

 

[Oxx]

Dried garlic in Thailand? Why? It's not used in Thai cuisine to the best of my knowledge.

[Mook23]

at the same time at 7000kg of yaba was smuggled into the kingdom from a neighbouring country.... lol.  priorities! 

[Mook23]

3 minutes ago, Oxx said:

Dried garlic in Thailand? Why? It's not used in Thai cuisine to the best of my knowledge.

imo they simply mean the garlic balls you see everywhere.  the outer layers are dried. the garlic itself is fresh. 

[ExpatOilWorker]

3 hours ago, ClutchClark said:

I prefer Thai garlic to China garlic. My street vendor sells both varieties from his push cart. 

 

The China garlic is much cheaper price so this type of news is good for Thai farmers.

 

Your taste buds telling you the right thing.

 

Chinese garlic is bleached. According to Henry Bell of the Australian Garlic Industry Association, garlic from China is sprayed with chemicals to stop sprouting, to whiten garlic, and to kill insects and plant matter. He also reports that garlic is grown in untreated sewage, “Bell also calls into question some growing practices in China. ... Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2016/07/caution-avoid-bleached-and-chemical-laden-garlic-from-china.html

 

 

[ratcatcher]

5 minutes ago, Oxx said:

Dried garlic in Thailand? Why? It's not used in Thai cuisine to the best of my knowledge.

Raw garlic, (krathiam), as shown in the photo in the sacks, is a staple of Thai cooking. I guess the writer used the word "dry" incorrectly.

[bark]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

7.000 kilos of garlic on a pickup?????

Slightly over loaded i think.

Normal

[Assurancetourix]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

7.000 kilos of garlic on a pickup?????

Slightly over loaded i think.

 

All is possible in Thailand , especially when it's impossible

Mae Hong Son province - february 2012 - garlic

 

Edited September 6, 2016 by Assurancetourix

[how241]

1 hour ago, Mook23 said:

at the same time at 7000kg of yaba was smuggled into the kingdom from a neighbouring country.... lol.  priorities! 

+1...lol

[IAMHERE]

Why is it profitable to smuggle garlic and onions ? Certainly Thailand can grow all the garlic and onions it needs.

[Oxx]

6 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

Why is it profitable to smuggle garlic and onions ? Certainly Thailand can grow all the garlic and onions it needs.

 

For the only reason that something is profitable:  price exceeds cost.  Chinese garlic, grown on a vast scale, is simply cheaper, even after the import duties (if actually paid) and transportation costs.

[Mook23]

for the same reason why eg. cattle smuggle was major source of income in southern insurgent burma.  smuggling cattle into thailand through mawdoung pass before the Burmese controlled the pass.  cheaper costs in burma.  less profit for impoverished sellers.  black market... etc

[bazza40]

2 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

Why is it profitable to smuggle garlic and onions ? Certainly Thailand can grow all the garlic and onions it needs.

My question exactly. Coals to Newcastle.

[ChrisY1]

Oh damn!!.......it's another case of the onion and garlic smuggler again......and he got nabbed........

[nervona81732]

Whao 7000 k of onions and garlic smuggled into Thailand? Oh my thats worse than yaba!!!! Don't these lame brains have anything  else to do but this bullshite/