The Customs Department seized 6,000 kilograms of smuggled frozen beef worth more than 1.2 million baht at the Prachuap Khiri Khan border checkpoint.
Mr. Phanthong Loykulnan, consultant for development and management of tax collection As a spokesman for the Customs Department revealed that the Customs Department was informed that Frozen meat will be smuggled from foreign countries into the central region of Thailand. Pass through the checkpoint of the Pranburi Customs Prevention and Suppression Center Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Investigation and Suppression Division and officials from the Prachuap Khiri Khan Customs House Watch out for trucks driving through the area. Later, a suspicious 12-wheel truck was found. Therefore asked to enter the checkpoint and request a search
found frozen buffalo meat products Has a foreign country of origin Upon requesting documents for proof of customs clearance, it appears that the truck driver was unable to present. Frozen buffalo meat was found weighing 6,000 kilograms, valued at more than 1,200,000 baht. Offense of importation into the Kingdom Did not go through customs clearance according to law .
Source: Thai News Agency