Thread: 27 tonnes of illegally imported garlic seized in Pathum Thani

Officials from the Internal Trade Department have seized about 27 tonnes of garlic, worth about two million baht, in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani province. The garlic had been smuggled into Thailand from a neighboring country.


The officials, led by Wattanasak Sur-iam, the director-general of the department, went to a wholesale market in Khlong Luang district yesterday (Tuesday), after it was reported that a truck, carrying garlic from Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri, would arrive to deliver it to a customer.


The officials seized the truck and found the illegally imported garlic on board. The driver was taken into custody after he could not produce a document for the movement of the garlic from Chon Buri to Bangkok.


Wattanasak said the driver faces charges of moving the garlic without a license, in violation of the edict of the Central Committee on Prices of Goods and Services, an offence which, if convicted, is subject to five years in prison and/or a maximum fine of 100,000 baht.


He also said he would ask the Customs Department to check whether the importer of the garlic had paid import duties.


He explained that the edict to control the movement of garlic is intended to protect domestic garlic farmers from unfair competition from imported garlic, which is much cheaper than the local product.


Moreover, he said the Internal Trade Department has purchased about 10,000 tonnes of garlic, shallots and onions from farmers this year to stabilise their prices.

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Originally Posted by misskit

the driver faces charges of moving the garlic without a license

Moving garlic without a licence. Lock him up.

Originally Posted by misskit

27 tonnes of illegally imported garlic

It wouldn't have been hard sniff that cargo out.

Another Shakedown, it's just blacksnail , wouldn't be surprised if there was a Frog involved.

A local snail who had been "chased by sloths" said it all happened so fist.

A large sized foreigner with a ladyboy still attached to his arse was seen in hot pursuit.

*WTF?

Once upon a time, I had a Issan girlfriend whose family were garlic farmers.

Originally Posted by Edmond

A large sized foreigner with a ladyboy still attached to his arse was seen in hot pursuit.

Originally Posted by misskit

*WTF?

While tracking it on his Windows XP laptop.