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DSI reveals illegal pig case reveals tens of billions of money transferred abroad

DSI found tens of billions of baht in money transfers abroad in the illegal pork case. It hastened to expand the results, confident that it would not take long to prosecute. While the price of pork in front of the butcher market Still lower than the expected price, remaining at 70 baht per kilogram. Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, along with Pol. Col. Yutthana Praedam, Acting Director-General of the DSI. along with an investigation team into the smuggling case of illegal meat carcasses Invite Mr. Sitthiphan Thanakiatpinyo President of the National Pig Growers Association Listen to the guidelines and progress in the operations of the Department of Special Investigation or DSI regarding the suppression of illegal pork matters. After more than 1 hour of discussion, Pol. Col. Thawee said that the National Pig Farmers Association Was a victim after illegal pork was smuggled into Thailand. who filed a complaint with the Department of Special Investigation Today's discussion is to follow the progre ss of the case and the facts. Plan of mayhem It is not a request to examine legal evidence. Because it has been noted that Currently, the overall atmosphere in the country is normal. But why is the price of butcher-faced pork in the market still down to just over 70 baht per kilogram, from the actual price that should be around 80 baht per kilogram? Can it be thought that this might be due to the smuggling of pork from abroad? It is an impact that causes pig farmers to lose money. Until some owners had to give up their business. Pol. Col. Thawee further said that the Customs Department and the Livestock Department It will be the agency that will be the first line of defense against smuggling of meat. Department of Special Investigation An investigation will be conducted to find the perpetrators. Ready to work hard continuously Gather evidence to find the said process. Initially, it was found that money had been transferred abroad. Value in the tens of billions of baht It is believed that soon it will be poss ible to prosecute. But details of the evidence have not yet been disclosed. Mr. Sitthiphan Revealed that today he came to discuss with the Department of Special Investigation. Because before this there may have been miscommunication. But when we talked, various facts became known that the investigating officers did their work without neglect. Currently gathering evidence As for the news that officials are rushing to crack down on illegal pork imports, it was found that Domestic pork sales have increased slightly. However, the Livestock Department has joined with the association. Organized the Sliced ??Pork Project to help agricultural brothers and sisters who raise pigs. It helps increase the value of pork because if it is sold in the market, it cannot compete with the price of smuggled pork. And it is to reduce the amount of pork. If in the next 3-4 months there may be an oversupply in the market. After the latest search of an office and cold storage in Nonthaburi Province, we are now in the process of req uesting more details and evidence from the Customs Department. If found related to any person The investigative team will be called to provide all information. Source: Thai News Agency