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DSI arrests 9 suspects in a case of importing luxury cars to evade taxes.

DSI's tracking and news investigation team arrested the suspect in the case of importing 9 luxury cars to evade taxes, worth more than 40 million baht in damages. Operational Unit No. 1 of the Center for Investigation, Stalking and Intelligence Department of Special Investigation Under the direction of Mr. Wittawat Sukantharot, Director of the Center for Tracking and Intelligence Investigations. They jointly arrested Mr. Chettha, the accused according to the Criminal Court's arrest warrant No. 931/2567 dated March 7, 2024, Special Case No. 81/2565 of the Office of Special Case Specialists. They must be found guilty of conspiring to bring goods that have passed or are going through customs procedures into the Kingdom to avoid paying duties. Intentionally defrauding the duty that must be paid for that item. According to the Customs Act 2017, Criminal Code, Section 83 The accused imported a total of 9 luxury cars and paid the deficiency in taxes and duties in the amount of 42,707,718.09 baht, which officers a rrested at the Uthong Mansion building, Phlapphla Subdistrict, Wang Thonglang District Bangkok. In making the arrest, the arresting officers informed them of the charges and rights under the Criminal Procedure Code, including informing them that they had to continuously record images and sounds while arresting and detaining them until they were handed over to special case investigators. According to the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Disappearance Act B.E. 2022, the accused has been informed. The arresting officer reported the arrest and detention to the public prosecutor and the Director of the Bureau of Investigation and Legal Affairs, Department of Provincial Administration, and also recorded information about the detainee (Por.Por.1) under the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Crime Suppression Act. Causing persons to disappear in 2022 has been completed. and the accused was taken away The special investigative officer responsible for bringing the suspect to be processed according to th e law. In this regard, the operation of following up and arresting the accused according to the arrest warrant in the special case This is in accordance with the orders of Police Lieutenant Colonel Yutthana Praedam, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation. Acting Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation which is assigned to the Center for Investigation, Stalking and Reporting which is a unit directly under the command Organize an operation team to follow up and arrest the accused according to the arrest warrant. Especially the arrest warrant which is about to expire in the statute of limitations. To bring in those accused of committing crimes who are still on the loose. Going into the justice process. Source: Thai News Agency