BANGKOK, July 10 (TNA) – Thailand’s Customs Department
seized Bt514 million worth of counterfeit goods in June.
Chaiyuth Khamkun, a Customs Department spokesperson,
announced on Wednesday the result of the anti-intellectual property
infringement in the month of June.
He said officers raided locations and confiscated fake goods
with a total value of Bt514.29 million from shops, traders and smugglers.
Some of the offenders are charged with tax evasion, he
said.
The Department urged businesses to use its
”one-stop-service” centers to speed up customs procedures and to abide by the
laws, he said.
Vowing to strictly enforce the laws against intellectual
property infringement, the Department had collaborated its efforts with police
and the Department Special Investigation, Chaiyuth said.(TNA)