BANGKOK, Dec 19 (TNA) – Almost 10 police officers were allegedly involved in smuggling migrant workers across the Thai-Myanmar border and the investigation is underway, said National Police Chief, Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk. He said the initial investigation on labour smuggling in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhlaburi district found that state officials and almost ten police officers to […]
Bangkok, Jan 7 (TNA) – Police obtained court warrants for the arrest of people allegedly smuggling 19 Rohingya migrants to Bangkok’s Don Muang district and seven of the aliens later tested positive for COVID-19. Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapat, deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Office, said the 19 Rohingya people were found at a […]
Two orangutans were sent back to Indonesia on Thursday, three years after they were smuggled into Thailand. Prakit Wongsriwattanakul deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, passed the two female orangutans, both aged 4 years, over to Indonesian charge d’affaires Dicky Komar. Full story: Bangkok Post Apinya Wipatayotin BANGKOK POST
CHACHOENGSAO, Nov 20 (TNA) – A Thai man has been caught while smuggling hundreds of protected reptiles before delivering them at the Thai-Cambodian border. Pitsanupong Suntharos, 41, was driving a pickup truck on a highway in Chachoengsao province on Wednesday when he was stopped by police. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA
Thai Airways International has reminded its flight attendants to refrain from engaging in smuggling activities or they face dismissal if caught. The terse reminder was issued today by Mr. Sutheerat Siriplanont, acting president of flight operations, after an air steward was found attempting to smuggle a large quantity of foreign cigarettes and e-cigarettes, which he […]
BANGKOK — A national mailing service on Monday said it fired an employee caught using a company van to smuggle 13 undocumented migrants. Thanachai Mungtim, 34, was arrested on Sunday night after police stopped him at a checkpoint in Satun province and discovered the Burmese migrants hiding in the back of the vehicle. Police suspect […]
Customs officials have seized about 700 kilogrammes of European glass eels worth about 40 million baht at Suvarnabhumi airport, smuggled from Romania for sale in restaurants. Customs chief Krisada Chinavicharana said on Friday that customs investigators learned that the protected eel elvers would be smuggled in from Europe falsely declared as frozen prawns. Full story: […]
PHUKET, 15th December 2018 – The southern province of Phuket is cracking down on drug smuggling, monitoring all potential transportation routes. Anupong Wawongmul, the Permanent Secretary of Phuket province, chaired a meeting with related agencies to keep them updated on the drug control situation. Anupong said heroin and cocaine are spreading in Phuket as prices […]
