Bangkok, July 12 – DSI prepares to summon 11 shipping companies, 17 shipping companies. to testify against illegal pig offenders, 161 containers Not found through examination Set to destroy next week, spending a budget of 12 million baht
From the case of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in collaboration with the Customs Department Raids to inspect containers pending more than 30 days in Laem Chabang Port Frozen pork was found in 161 containers, weighing more than 4.5 million kilograms, valued at more than 460 million baht on July 5th. The progress of the illegal importation of animal carcasses (pigs) into the kingdom from opening a container to inspect illegal pigs at the Customs Office of Laem Chabang Port It is expected that today the inspection has completed 161 cabinets. From the inspection, it was found that there were 4 cabinets with a broken refrigeration unit. causing the pork inside the cabinet to be rotten And has been confirmed by the Department of Livestock Development that it is a product that does not pass the disease test according to Animal Epidemic Act Importation without passing the test for the aforementioned diseases Therefore, it is imported in violation of Section 31 of the Animal Epidemics Act. It falls within the scope of an offense of avoiding restrictions under Section 244 of the Act. customs and such frozen pork Considered to be confiscated under section 166 of the said law as well. which, if correctly manifested The state will be able to collect taxes in the amount of more than 460 million baht.
As for the extension of the results to those involved, the list of 11 importing companies and 17 ship lines that transported the pork was found. All came to give additional words. And will check further whether there are government officials involved or not. As for the question about the amount of pork found in the container that was not full. that it escaped into the market or not The DSI confirmed that there was no escape. The amount of pork found that the cabinet was not full. This is to leave space to prevent the pork from spoiling during transportation.
For all medium pork DSI has coordinated with the Department of Livestock Development. To destroy it in a landfill, spending a budget of 12 million baht, which must be scheduled again after a joint meeting within the next week. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency