DSI submits list of 110 officials to graft buster for probe in supercar tax evasion scam

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has submitted a list of 110 state officials to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for probe after finding them responsible for customs  documentation clearance of  the 122 supercars impounded from several car importers in Bangkok and Samut Prakan on Thursday and yesterday for suspected import tax avoidance.

 

The supercars impounded include famous brands such as Lamborghini, Lotus, McLaren, Pagani, Ferrari, Hummer, and Koenigsegg.

 

DSI said over 10 billion baht in tax was avoided a year from such false declaration of actual car prices by these unscrupulous importers.

 

The 110 names of state officials comprise both high ranking officials at executive level and low ranking officials.

 

According to the DSI,  the impounding of these supercars came from several years of investigation into an incident in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima in May 2013 when several supercars were damaged in a mystery fire while these cars were on the way to deliver to customers in Sisaket province.

 

Trailing of these cars back to Bangkok showed they were delivered by some of these  car importers raided yesterday by DSI.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/dsi-submits-list-110-officials-graft-buster-probe-supercar-tax-evasion-scam/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-05-21

Whatever happened to disgraced DSI Tarits investigation into the imported car luxury parts scam from a few years back, that I can only assume , being Thailand,  got to close to home and was dropped like a lead balloon and the DSI disgraced on illegal land holdings, what's the bet.......................

"The 110 names of state officials comprise both high ranking officials at executive level and low ranking officials."

they  should be able to find a couple of scapegoats out of that lot,lower ranks of course.

regards worgeordie

Edited May 21, 20179 yr by worgeordie
correction

so where is customs in all of this ? do they do anything useful ?

7 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

so where is customs in all of this ? do they do anything useful ?

In their bankers opinion the answer is: YES!

 slap and contribution cars to the owners, all is well and the same.

2 hours ago, YetAnother said:

so where is customs in all of this ? do they do anything useful ?

Yes it probably has been known to be possible but only if the envelope is large enough.

As it apparently wasn't in the case of the blue buses.

Just a few rugs under the carpets and case closed... This is Thailand.

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

110 names of state officials comprise both high ranking officials at executive level and low ranking officials.

Would that list be after any DSI might have been removed or ommitted?

In Thailand it always seem that there are no Watchers watching the Watchers.

DSI should look at the much larger luxury market, not super car market. More grey Benzes, Porsches, and BMWs avoided taxes and mixed into the larger pot of imported cars at much higher numbers. Especially modified brands such as AMG, Ruf, etc. Probably much more than the estimated 10 billion baht in taxes. The luxury cars sell at a much higher frequency than the occasional Lamborghini, Mclaren, or Koenigsegg.