SA KAEO, March 20 (TNA) – Two people have been arrested
near the border of Cambodia for smuggling 65,000 face masks made in Cambodia
and Vietnam into Thailand.
Police of Sa Kaeo province intercepted the smuggling attempt
on a road in Kok Sung district as the two suspects were transporting the
controlled goods in a pick-up truck.
They told police that they had been hired to bring 26 cases
of face masks to the Rong Klue Border Market.
Both have been charged for illegal smuggling and import
tariff evasion.
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the Thai government has placed
face masks on a list of controlled goods; requiring individual, seller and
manufacturers to report their face mask supply under the Prices of Goods and
Services Act. (TNA)
