Bangkok, The Excise Department is aggressively cracking down on illegal cigarettes throughout the country, with a fine of 46 million baht. They are going to stop them from the source. Ready to use technology to enhance suppression
Dr. Nittaya Soreekul, Deputy Director-General of the Excise Department As a spokesman for the Excise Department, he said that the Center suppresses online products. Technology has been used in the operational process according to the EASE Excise strategy to enhance the suppression of illegally imported goods. without paying taxes Using an x-ray machine to help with inspection at the post office. Private distribution center To inspect goods transport vehicles coming from risky areas and to cut off the delivery route from the beginning in various risky areas such as the northern region in Nakhon Sawan province. Southern region at Songkhla province and Chumphon Province and the eastern region in Chonburi province and Prachinburi Province Including going to the area to inspect and cra
ck down on violators of the excise law. according to the target areas in Bangkok, metropolitan areas and various risk areas
Results from the proactive suppression work of the suppression officials Office of Prevention and Suppression Inspection and Suppression Officers Regional Excise Office that has gone to the area to lay down carpets to suppress offenders all over the country From February 20-21, 2024, the Excise Department was able to arrest major cigarette smugglers in 4 areas, details as follows:
1. February 20, 2024, Region 8 Excise Office joins in integrating operations with police officers. Police Crime Suppression Division, Provincial Police Station 8 One arrest was made in a tobacco case. The incident occurred in Cha-uat Subdistrict, Cha-uat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. There are details of the evidence in the case as follows: (1) foreign cigarettes Packaging size: 20 cigarettes per pack (17 items in total), quantity: 18,750 packs (2) Cigarettes, brand SMS Red. Packaging size: 20 cigar
ettes per pack, quantity: 1,500 packs (3) Cigarettes, Wonder S brand. Green, containing 20 cigarettes per pack, 500 packs, total of 20,750 packs of cigars (4) 1 Honda Jazz brand passenger car (5) 1 set of car keys, estimated fine 19,546,500 baht
2. February 21, 2024, Region 8 Excise Office together with police officers Police Crime Suppression Division, Provincial Police Station 8 Work together to seize the seized items in the case. (No perpetrator) Location of the incident: Post Office, Cha-uat Subdistrict, Cha-uat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The details of the items are as follows: (1) Cigarettes Krongthip 90 brand, size 20 cigarettes per pack, 2,000 packs. (2) Cigarettes, Wonder S Green brand, size 20 cigarettes per pack, 500 packs. (3) Foreign cigars. (9 items of confiscated items) totaling 13,500 packets, total of 16,000 cigarets confiscated, estimated fine 15,011,313 baht.
3. February 21, 2024, Nakhon Sawan Area Excise Office Seize tobacco product parcels for which excise tax has not been
paid. The details of the items are as follows: (1) Cigarettes Krongthip 90 brand, hard packs, total of 180 packs (2) Cigarettes Krongthip brand, 90 normal packs, totaling 4,490 packs. (3) Cigarettes, brand TEXAS 5, totaling 3,990 packs. (4) Cigarettes, brand CAPITAL, totaling 200 packs. Total 8,860 packs of cigarettes seized. Complaint accusing the person. Send a parcel of tobacco products The charge is for selling goods that are not taxed according to Section 204 (1). Estimated fine is 7,673,540 baht.
4. February 21, 2024, Office of Prevention and Suppression Inspection Prevention and Suppression Division 3, Excise Patrol Division 3.3, integrates operations with the Central Investigation Bureau. and Wang Thonglang Police Station One person was arrested for violating the Excise Law in the case of 2,359 foreign tobacco cigarettes and cigars, charged with selling goods that were not taxed according to Section 204 (1). Estimated fine of 3,892,350 baht.
Dr. Nittaya added that If these products escape, they will
cause great damage to the state. It is unfair to entrepreneurs who pay taxes honestly. Regarding public health safety from counterfeit products If any citizens know the whereabouts or see an offense involving products that are subject to excise tax, they can report it directly to the Excise Department. or any area excise office nationwide or hotline 1713 available 24 hours a day or email excise_hotline@excise.go.th.
Source: Thai News Agency