Customs K-9 Training Center Aug. 17 – The Customs Department opened a K-9 training center for sniffing dogs in South Korea. “Jackfruit-Durian” jointly prevent smuggling of contraband and evade tax, ready to procure 6-10 more
Patchara Anantasilp, Director-General of the Customs Department, revealed that at present there are smuggling, exporting and smuggling drugs through various channels, seizing various types of drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine, and ketamine. Meen and others are increasingly hidden in products exported to foreign countries. Customs authorities around the world place great importance on bringing in dogs for sniffing. used to prevent and suppress customs Therefore, the issue was raised for discussion at the WCO Global Canine Forum to exchange information. with dog training units, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Australia, which are very famous for bringing dogs to work
In particular, South Korean customs gave 2 Labrador Retriever drug detection dogs to Thai customs, naming both dogs “Jackfruit and Durian”. Thailand therefore sent 2 Thai customs officers. Mr. received 12 weeks of operational training with search dogs given at the KCS Detector Dog Training Center in Incheon, Republic of Korea. to increase operational efficiency And can develop the K-9 Customs training center into a regional dog training center of the World Customs Organization WCO Regional Dog Training Center: RDTC when dogs participate in the investigation and suppression of illegal items. Drugs and drug precursors
Customs aims to sniff out airports post office international To find the smuggling of cash and gold from a group of crooks hoping to use Thailand as a source of money laundering, admitting that the punishment is the same base as smuggling other products Therefore, more intense control is required. according to the policy of the Finance Minister As for the tax collection in the fiscal year 2023, it is expected that 110,000 million baht will be collected according to the target, most of which will come from vehicle tax revenues.
For drug arrest statistics, the Customs Department in the fiscal year 2021, 26,304 cases worth 3,203 million baht, in the fiscal year 2022, 27,465 cases, worth 3,742 million baht, in the fiscal year 2023 (Oct. 22 – Aug. 23), 161 cases worth Central items 1,098 million baht .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency