Over 736,000 kilograms of hazardous metal waste were seized and removed under Thailand’s environmental safety policy.

Two toxic waste ships banned from Thailand

Deputy Government Spokesperson Sasikan Wattanachan confirmed the operation followed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s directive to block the import of hazardous waste.

The Customs Department, working with the Department of Industrial Works, the Department of Special Investigation, and the Port Authority of Thailand, inspected 36 shipping containers from Morocco. The cargo, labeled as “zinc concentrate,” weighed 736,425 kilograms.

X-ray fluorescence scanning revealed it contained 32.2% zinc, 13.5% iron, and dangerous levels of lead, cadmium, and antimony. The findings classified the material as hazardous under the Basel Convention.

Full story: National News Bureau of Thailand

Naark Rojanasuvan
National News Bureau of Thailand