Police Raid Chinese Warehouse, Seize 5 Tons Smuggled Pork Intestines
Thai authorities raided a Chinese-funded warehouse in Bangkok's Bang Khun Thian district, seizing 5,040 kilograms of smuggled salted pork intestines worth 504,000 baht stored in unsanitary conditions. The products were illegally imported from China and distributed to restaurants via online orders. Police and livestock officials are expanding their investigation to prosecute all parties involved for customs violations and illegal food distribution.
Border Patrol Police and the Department of Livestock Development raided a Chinese-funded warehouse in Bangkok's Bang Khun Thian district, seizing over five tons of smuggled pork intestines stored in unsanitary conditions and distributed to restaurants. Authorities are expanding the investigation to arrest those involved.
On October 21, Pol. Maj. Gen. Natthasak Chaowanat, Deputy Commander of the Border Patrol Police Bureau, ordered Pol. Col. Kritsadaporn Panprong, Commander of the Border Patrol Police Division 1, along with Pol. Lt. Col. Thanathat Si Phi Phat, Deputy Commander of Division 1, and Pol. Maj. Netirat Chaiyastit, Inspector of Division 1, to lead the operation.
Border Patrol Police, together with Department of Livestock Development quarantine and control officials, executed a search warrant at a warehouse on Bang Khun Thian-Chai Talay Road, Samae Dam Subdistrict, Bang Khun Thian District, Bangkok, after intelligence indicated it was a storage point for imported fermented pork intestines.
Inspection revealed salted fermented pork intestines packed in 36 blue barrels weighing 140 kilograms each, totaling 5,040 kilograms valued at 504,000 baht. These are controlled animal products requiring Department of Livestock Development permits. Storage conditions were unsanitary, raising contamination concerns before distribution to consumers.
The products were imported from China, and the warehouse served as a collection and distribution point to various restaurants, with orders received through a transport company's online channels from overseas. The investigation is expanding to locate and prosecute all involved parties for "importing animal carcasses without permission and assisting in concealing, selling, or receiving goods resulting from customs offenses."
