BANGKOK, June 29 - Police at the Junction are conducting raids at 8 locations looking for evidence against the illegal oil trade ring in the Jae Mong network. Big Excise Link

At 9:00 a.m. on June 29, Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Puridet, commander in chief, ordered Pol. Pol. Col. Boonlue Phadungthin, deputy chief of the Royal Thai Police, in charge of the Royal Thai Police, leading the police. ., Department of the Royal Thai Police, Department of the ECD Police officers from the Royal Thai Police Police Station are joining forces with PACC officials led by Mr. Phumwisarn Kasemsuk, Secretary General of the PACC, to open operations. Clean up illegal oil trade in the Che Mong network. by entering 8 targeted areas, divided into 3 areas in Pathum Thani province, 1 point in Nakhon Pathom province, and 4 points in Samut Songkhram province.

This operation was due to the fact that on June 3, 2023, the Highway Patrol in conjunction with the Excise Department officials Intercepted and arrested illegal oil traffickers along with more than 40,000 liters of contraband at the roadside of Phetkasem Road, Highway 4, km. 308, inbound to Muang District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. After knowing that there will be transportation of contraband oil from the south Heading to the Bangkok area to bring to the gas station in Bangkok and its vicinity Moreover, at the time of arrest, a person claiming to be a high-ranking officer of the Excise Department called to negotiate and request the release of the seized vehicle, but to no avail, causing a wave of criticism.

After the incident, the highway patrol along with PACC officials therefore accelerated the expansion of the inspection results. because I believe that there should be a big movement and there may be high-ranking excise officials involved or connected Before it was found that the owner of the truck was Ms. Ratirot or Je Mong, while the buyer was Ms. Sirikorn or Jay Beam, therefore expediting the collection of evidence asking for the court's authority to search the target area, number 8 The point, which is mostly the office of the two companies and where they are believed to be used as a venue for illegal oil trading.

The first important target that was examined was the company office of Ms. Sirikorn or Jay Beam, located in the area of Moo 5, Lat Lum Kaeo Subdistrict. Lat Lum Kaew District, Pathum Thani Province, found in front of the roadside, opened to be a gas station. The back is an office and a large tank truck parking lot. There is a fence around the edge. Initially, the staff randomly collected oil samples. along with documents about the origin of the oil for inspection

Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat revealed that after this, various documents will be brought. Including oil samples to be examined to the source to prove clearly that such oil is related to illegal oil movements seized in the area Prachuap Khiri Khan Province or not, and if found to be involved, will proceed according to the legal process. Because the illegal oil movement has caused a lot of damage to the country.

“In the case of high-level Excise Department officials calling to negotiate and request the release of the seized trucks in the area. Prachuap Khiri Khan Province At the beginning of the month Confirmed that I was not calm. There is a continual expansion of the inspection results. by coordinating investigative information with the Director-General of the Excise Department Which, as far as I know, at this time, one high-level government order has already been suspended and asked the public to trust that after this, it will continue to expand continuously. which if there is clear evidence that the offense has been committed when must be pursued according to the law without exception,” said Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat.

While Mr. Phumwisan said that now there is information about government officials whose behavior interferes with the arrest or tampering with evidence in the case of illegal oil trucks. Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, some are in the process of expanding the results of investigating evidence to be clear .-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency