DSI blocks bid to ship stolen supercars

[snoop1130]

DSI blocks bid to ship stolen supercars

By Piyanut Thamnukasetchai
The Nation

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) successfully prevented a boat carrying three stolen luxury cars from leaving a port at the Bangkok Free Trade Zone on Tuesday.

 

The supercars were reported to have been stolen from Britain. 

 

DSI deputy chief Korrawat Panprapakorn led a team to the zone on Tuesday morning after receiving a tip-off that stolen cars were being loaded onto a boat for export. 

 

When the team reached the port at noon, the boat had just departed but was ordered to return. 

 

The three luxury vehicles were on the list of vehicles that had been stolen from Britain and sent to Thailand, according to Britain’s National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS).

 

A source said the move to export the luxury vehicles from Thailand indicated that some customs officials might have colluded with wrongdoers. 

 

“The move took place after the Customs Department had already found the stolen vehicles in the free trade zone,” it said. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30316742

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-5-30

[clockman]

Custom officials might! They have some powerful friends?

[ratcatcher]

"A source said the move to export the luxury vehicles from Thailand indicated that some customs officials might have colluded with wrongdoers. "

 

 

[whatawonderfulday]

As most are aware, the Customs Department are the second most corrupt department in Thailand.

[NanLaew]

7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

A source said the move to export the luxury vehicles from Thailand indicated that some customs officials might have colluded with wrongdoers. 

Brilliant conclusion.

[tifino]

I'd say the C dept let the ship actually go through all the motions of full departure,

in order to hope to get the maximum level of exposure to all parties involved in the move

 

 

pity they didn't wait until final landfall, and nab the big boys, the Collectors

 

...the Collectors then spill the beans on the Customs little boys, and the...

[colinneil]

Surely they jest!!!

Customs officials in cahoots with car thieves, surely not.

[impulse]

Interesting that they didn't mention a destination.

 

My guess (and that's all it is) would be another port in Thailand where the heat isn't as intense.

 

[webfact]

Bid to get back ‘supercars’ sent to HK
By PIYANUT THAMNUKASETCHAI
THE NATION

 

 

Customs to recall two luxury cars that may have been stolen in Britain.

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CUSTOMS Department will try to get back two luxury cars that were shipped out of the Bangkok Free Trade Zone earlier this month, after available evidence suggests they may have been vehicles stolen from Britain. 

 

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) deputy chief Korrawat Panprapakorn said |yesterday that the Customs Department would be in charge of recalling the two “supercars”. 

 

“We have been working together [in regards to the reports from Britain’s National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service that more than 40 luxury cars were stolen from its territory and sent to Thailand],” Korrawat said about his agency’s close collaboration with the Customs Department. 

 

Chaiyut Kumkun, deputy director-general of the Customs Department, said records showed these two vehicles were re-exported from Thailand to Hong Kong. 

 

“The ship has not yet reached its destination. We have already ordered the exporter to send these two vehicles back,” he said. 

 

Chaiyut expected these two |luxury cars, one of them a Mercedes-Benz, to arrive in July. 

 

“In the meantime, we will thoroughly investigate the link between the importer and exporter of the cars,” he said. 

 

He and Korrawat led a team in searching a car warehouse in the Bangkok Free Trade Zone yesterday in response to reports that some of the cars stolen from Britain had been kept there. 

 

The search uncovered three stolen cars – a white Mercedes-Benz, a black Mercedes-Benz and a Nissan “supercar”. 

 

Korrawat said so far, Thai authorities have located 12 luxury cars stolen from Britain. 

 

108 Customs officials probed 

 

This is on top of DSI efforts to crack down on vehicles whose |owners and/or suppliers allegedly sought to evade paying a proper amount of tax. 

 

It is estimated that the country loses billions of baht each year because car dealers reported a false price for vehicles imported here to avoid a high tax rate. 

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has investigated 108 customs officials over allegations about the allegedly suspicious low vehicle prices that these officials agreed to accept. 

 

“It’s possible that some Customs officials may not know the actual prices of all these vehicles. 

 

“Those who definitely know the prices are the buyers and the sellers,” Chaiyut said.

 

“But now that the DSI has received price information from overseas, so we will be able to recheck.”

 

At present, the DSI has impounded a huge number of luxury vehicles for examination to try to deter|mine whether they are involved |in moves to avoid paying the |proper amount of tax. 

 

Among the impounded vehicles is a Lamborghini registered under the name of famous entertainment |figure Pakorn “Dome” Lam. 

 

The star has insisted that he bought this supercar legally from a dealer. 

 

Korrawat said Pakorn’s Lamborghini was not a car stolen from Britain but he had to supply further evidence to prove that his car was perfectly legal. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30316775

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-05-31

 

[edwinchester]

“It’s possible that some Customs officials may not know the actual prices of all these vehicles."

 

Funny that as they knew the brand new price of my motorbike when I enquired about importing it into Thailand years ago.

 

[madmitch]

52 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

“It’s possible that some Customs officials may not know the actual prices of all these vehicles."

 

Funny that as they knew the brand new price of my motorbike when I enquired about importing it into Thailand years ago.

 

Do the NACC really believe that could be possible in the internet age? 

[The Deerhunter]

Will we eventually not be told that the signatures on the export documents were not  clear enough to identify the authorizing officer.   So no further action.  I hope not!!!

Edited May 31, 2017 by The Deerhunter

[wprime]

17 hours ago, whatawonderfulday said:

As most are aware, the Customs Department are the second most corrupt department in Thailand.

I thought in terms of volume they're the most, who did you think was more corrupt?

[impulse]

29 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Thais pay a great deal of money to join and get promoted within these criminal networks, and the money flows up to the top, much like a pyramid. 

 

Gotta wonder who pooped in the punchbowl on this go-round?

[FredNL]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

indicated that some customs officials might have colluded with wrongdoers. 

No $#!t Sherlock

[digger70]

With a bit of luck they might kick some ass at the Customs department and do a big Cleanup of Bad ones. 

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

5 hours ago, wprime said:

I thought in terms of volume they're the most, who did you think was more corrupt?

Immigration ?

[KBsinter]

3 hours ago, SOUTHERNSTAR said:

Immigration ?

Take your pick, Customs, Immigration, BIB....................Having dealt with BIB on several occasions

I"ll go with them...............lol