Customs Seizes 7,000 Liters Smuggled Diesel in Bangkok
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Customs officials intercepted three covered pickup trucks on Fuel Road in Bangkok and seized diesel smuggled into the country without customs clearance. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, also serving as Interior Minister, has issued a policy to accelerate prevention and suppression of goods smuggled from abroad that evade customs laws, to protect the economy and national interests. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Nitithanpraphas directed the Customs Department to intensify crackdowns on illegal fuel imports. Customs Director-General Phanthong Loykulnant consequently ordered strict inspections and suppression of smuggled diesel. Investigation Division Director Eakawat Na Ek disclosed that on October 19, 2026, officers inspected three covered pickup trucks on Fuel Road in Chong Nonsi, Yannawa, Bangkok, and found foreign-origin diesel transported without customs procedures. The vehicles comprised one white truck carrying over 3,000 liters in a metal tank, and one blue and one white truck each carrying over 2,000 liters in two plastic tanks. Authorities seized a total of over 7,000 liters of diesel valued at more than 310,000 baht. The act constitutes an offense of importing goods into the Kingdom without customs clearance under the Customs Act B.E. 2560.
