TAK: Customs officials in Mae Sot district, with support from a local military unit, have seized about 3-million-baht worth of brandname goods ordered on eBay and 1,156 kilogrammes of onions smuggled from Myanmar.
Wanlop Wuthapanich, head of the Mae Sot customs office, revealed on Sunday that the brand-name goods ordered on eBay were seized on July 12. They included wrist watches, cosmetics, wallets for men and women, smart phones, guitars, shoes, toys and clothes worth about 3 million baht.
The goods were smuggled across the Moei River from Myanmar to an area near Ban Wang Takhrai in tambon Tha Sai Luat in Mae Sot. By the time authorities arrived to search the area, the customs office chief said, the suspected smugglers had fled. Nobody was arrested.
The authorities also seized 34 sacks containing a total of 1,156kg of onions from a pick-up truck parked on the bank of the Moei River. Two suspects were arrested.
