Nonthaburi: The Technology Crime Suppression Division recently conducted a raid on a cold storage room in connection with a chicken feet smuggling case. Central Investigation Bureau police, alongside the Phaya Thai unit of the Department of Livestock Development, searched a company in Nonthaburi. This company was suspected to be linked to a network previously arrested for smuggling over 200 kilograms of illegal chicken feet. During the operation, numerous documents were seized for further examination.
According to Thai News Agency, officers from the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) also raided an office building and another cold storage room in Nonthaburi Province. They seized over 100 pieces of evidence and key documents associated with the case. The investigation dates back to early September 2015, when officials discovered 230,000 kilograms of frozen raw chicken legs, classified as controlled goods, illegally imported at the Bangkok Port. Legal actions were initiated against Rung Ruang Frozen Co., Ltd. and related parties following the discovery.
Further investigations identified Mr. Theeraphon, the company's director, as a suspect with connections to four other legal entities. This group included individuals previously prosecuted by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for similar offenses in 2014. Evidence suggested Mr. Theeraphon was the operation's mastermind, employing tactics similar to those used by capitalists who had smuggled chicken feet and pork from abroad in the past.
Officials obtained two search warrants from the Nonthaburi Provincial Court to conduct searches at relevant sites. The expanded investigation revealed the suspect's involvement in smuggling pork and chicken leg export cases. Although no illegal items were found during the searches, the seizure of key documents was deemed crucial for the case. Authorities expressed confidence that the mastermind and all accomplices would be prosecuted.