Customs Seizes THB3 Million Worth of Goods Smuggled from Malaysia

SONGKHLA, Jan 7  – Thai customs officers have seized THB3 million worth of smuggled goods at the border crossing in Sadao district of the southern province of Songkhla during the New Year holiday.

Head of the customs office at Sadao border crossing YutthanaPulpipat has announced the confiscation of smuggled goods including liquors, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, appliances and farm products.

All were smuggled from the Malaysian border town of Padang Besar for local border markets, Bangkok and other cities in Thailand’s south, he said.

Yuthana said after the New Year anti-smuggling operation the customs officers would continue stringent measures to eradicate illegal goods smuggling.