Customs Department's deputy director-general Somchai Poolsavasdi inspects contraband seized from a ship in the Gulf of Thailand at a news conference.SOMCHAI POOMLARDIt is easy to find fake goods in Bangkok’s markets. They seem to be just about everywhere. Do you ever wonder where they come from?
Some are produced here in Thailand, of course, but many arrive from other countries, especially by sea. That was the case with one large shipment that Customs officials were recently able to seize from a ship off the coast of Songkhla in the Gulf of Thailand.
The Customs Department confiscated untaxed and pirated items worth an estimated 33 million baht from the ship.
The goods, including chainsaws, wood, diesel fuel and liquor, were seized 10 nautical miles off Koh Nu before they could be smuggled ashore, Customs deputy director-general Somchai Poolsavasdi told a news conference on Monday.
The haul included 700 chainsaws worth 10.5 million baht, logs and processed wood valued at 5.6 million baht, 15,000 litres of diesel worth 3.5 million baht and 1,154 bottles of spirits and wine worth 2.5 million baht.
Officers also found 8,433 items of imitation goods worth 6.1 million baht, mainly perfume, bags, glasses and name brand clothing.
Mr Somchai said the owner of the goods would face various charges under the Customs, Forestry and Copyright acts.
Adapted from a story in Tuesday’s Bangkok Post.
smuggle – to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally ลักลอบนำเข้า
pirated – illegally copied ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์
Customs Department – a government department which checks and collects taxes on goods leaving or entering the country กรมศุลกากร
contraband – of goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally เกี่ยวกับสินค้าที่ถูกลักลอบเข้ามาอย่างผิดกฎหมาย
seize – to take control of by force or official power ยึกครอง
fake – made to look like something real to trick people ปลอม
coast – an area of land beside the sea ชายฝั่ง
confiscate – to official remove someone’s possessions for legal reasons or as a punishment ยึดทรัพย์
estimated – of guesses made about what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something might be ประมาณค่า
chain saw – a large saw with a motor, that has teeth-like parts fitted onto a continuous chain, and which is used especially for cutting trees เลื่อยที่มีใบเลื่อยหมุนต่อเนื่องกันโดยใช้มอเตอร์ ส่วนใหญ่ใช้ตัดต้นไม้ใหญ่
nautical mile – a unit of distance used at sea which is equal to 1852 metres
processed – treated in some way, e.g., treated with chemicals, cut, etc.
haul – a usually large amount of something that has been stolen or is illegal or something that has been taken from criminals by the police ของที่ถูกขโมยไปหรือถูกยึดไป
spirit – a strong alcoholic drink เหล้าที่มีแอลกอฮอล์แรง
imitation – made to look like something else ของเลียนแบบ, ของปลอม
name brand – a well known name of a product
copyright – the legal right to control the production and selling of a book, play, film, photograph or piece of music ลิขสิทธิ์
act – a law passed by a country’s government พ.ร.บ. พระราชบัญญัติ
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