More than 2 million ringgit of shark fins were seized at Suvarnabhumi.
PUBLISHED: 3 Does 2025 at 12: 32
In a shared operation with Chinese officials, Thailand’s Customs Department intercepted more than 400 fish tails.
As part of work to impose bans on illegal goods, Phantong Loykulnanta, an acting customs official, reported the arrest on Saturday.  ,
According to a joint effort between the Anti-Smuggling Bureau and the General Administration of Customs ( GACC ) of China, the 402 fins were discovered among the cargo at the Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan province.  ,
Customs officials were informed that goods passing through Thailand were items that might be in violation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( Cites ) regulations.
Officials discovered the contraband, which was identified as coming from Trinidad and Tobago and headed for China, working with the Fisheries Department and Thai Airways International ( THAI ).  ,
The shipment, which was reportedly worth more than$ 2 million, was classified as dry fish.
The 102-kilogram drag has been seized in accordance with protected animal laws, and additional police inquiries are continuous.
Pirates were attempting to import 400 kg of wild boar bones into Thailand in March of this year.