Authorities arrested 4 cops, one Thai man, and two Cambodian males yesterday at a pier within the southeastern province of Trat for smuggling six bikes right into a neighbouring country.
The Marine Special Unit 182 received a tip-off from an authority spy that the smuggling was to happen at a pier within the Mai Root sub-district, Khlong Yai district in Trat province at 1am on Tuesday, February 28. The smuggled bikes were reportedly destined for switch to a neighbouring country through boat.
Authorities monitored the placement in secret, ready until 10pm when seven smugglers appeared on the scene before making a move to arrest them. Four of the smugglers had been officers stationed at the Khlong Yai Police Station, whose accountability was to supervise the area. The different members have been Thai and Cambodian residents. Their identifications have not been revealed.
The seven suspects have been charged with violating Section 242 of the Customs Act: whoever imports or exports merchandise that have not duly handed by way of customs shall be punished with imprisonment of up to 10 years, a fantastic of four instances costlier than the product worth, or each.
Smuggled motorbike smuggling racket in Pattaya had just been reported three days in the past. Officers from the Bang Lamung Police Station conducted an investigation into seven Honda Wave 110i motorcycles that had been stolen and hidden within the forest. The witness reported seeing a pickup truck carrying two to a few motorcycles passing via the forest at evening a couple of days before the discovery.
After a thorough investigation, the officers were able to arrest 15 suspects aged between 15 and forty years previous at 10.30am at present. The group admitted to stealing bikes parked at condominiums in the province and hiding them in the forest earlier than selling them. The group didn’t reveal the place or to whom they offered the stolen vehicles..