Nonthaburi, Director General of the Department of Internal Trade A rubber purchasing yard was slaughtered in Na Sao Subdistrict, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province. It was found that a scale had been modified so that the weight weighed was lighter than it actually was. Reported allegations of violations in many sections Mr. Wattanasak Suea-iam, Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, revealed that on January 6, 2024, the Northeastern Weights and Measures Center (Khon Kaen), Loei Branch Office of Weights and Measures. and the Udon Thani Weights and Measures branch office Department of Internal Trade Officials were joined to inspect a scale at a rubber purchasing yard in Na Sao Subdistrict, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province. It was found that a scale that had been modified so that the weight weighed was lighter than it really was. Each time the weight was lost, 21 kilograms were lost. When the staff placed a 20 kilogram weight on the scale, the scale did not display the value. When a 40 kilog ram weight was placed, the scale displayed 19 kilograms, and when a heavier weight was placed, Still missing 21 kilograms, the officers arrested the suspect and took him to the Chiang Khan Provincial Police Station, Loei Province, with charges under the Weights and Measures Act of 1999 and the amended sections 74, 75, 75. /1, 79 and the Criminal Code, Section 270, along with seizing the seized items for further prosecution. However, when calculating the price of cup lump rubber at approximately 23.50 baht per kilogram. Each time a cup lump of rubber is weighed at this purchasing yard, farmers will lose approximately 500 baht in income, which is an exploitation of farmers. And it is a serious offense. There is a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 7 years and a fine not exceeding 280,000 baht. Including the regional weights and measures branch offices. Work proactively in investigating news and arresting perpetrators and strictly punishing them. If citizens or farmers find this type of offense committed Com plaints or clues can be reported at the Department of Internal Trade hotline, call 1569, or Provincial Weights and Measures branch offices nationwide. If found to be wrong, the Department of Internal Trade will prosecute according to the law in every case. Source: Thai News Agency