More effluent discovered at the lender’s wife’s home in Bangkok
The owner of a mishandled copper waste has delayed meeting with the police, and his wife is also facing charges after more of the dangerous substance was discovered at a Bangkok-based business.
Jetsada Kengroongruangchai, the chairman of J&, B Metal Co, asked to prolong a conference scheduled for Thursday to April 18 as he was upcountry, said Pol Col Apisant Chaiyarat, commander of Sub- Division 5 of the Natural Resources and Environment Crime Suppression.
According to Pol Col Apisant, Mr. Jetsada promised to appear on April 18 and find out where copper tailings are found in his hands.
The waste was brought in by Tak state and was not supposed to include gone there. However, some of it has since been discovered in Samut Sakhon and Chon Buri, along with another revelation made on Wednesday in Bangkok.
According to Pol Col Apisant, Mr. Jetsada, 64, claimed that it is probable that the government have now found all the spare they were looking for.
Police had first been unable to touch Mr. Jetsada after copper waste was discovered at his factories in Samut Sakhon last year, according to Pol Maj Gen Watcharin Phusit, division commander.
Police planned to hit several charges relating to developing power violations, public health and harmful substances, the commander said.
On Wednesday authorities charged Mr Jetsada’s family, Wanna, with possessing toxic elements without consent. The 65-year-old owner of LLT Metal Co in Bangkok’s Bang Sue neighborhood discovered 150 tons of cobalt waste while delivering a summons it to her husband. The place was made a hazardous area and a cordoned off.
The waste have been kept in Bang Sue since December of last year, according to Pol Maj Gen Watcharin, and they are believed to be one of the original 15, 000 tons that Bound and Beyond Plc acquired from a specifically equipped waste in Tak state.
Mr Jetsada has buildings in Bangkok, Chon Buri and Samut Sakhon. Around 12, 500 tons of copper spend have been discovered at different locations in the three provinces, according to officials.
Police claim they have discovered records that show that Chinese-owned businesses were purchasing the cobalt waste. It was possible that the tailings were going to China because the transactions were made in Taiwanese money.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin issued an order to the authorities to ensure the copper waste are returned to Pun by the end of the month.
Additionally, he apparently stated that Bound and Beyond’s permit to carry the substance would be voided.
Bound and Beyond is a SET-listed hotel and lodging company that started out as Padaeng Industry in 1981 and later became Southeast Asia’s largest copper worker before making a dramatic change and renaming the operation in 2021.
According to SET data, the Ministry of Finance was a first investment in Padaeng and is still the third-largest investor in Bound and Beyond ( BEYOND).
In accordance with environmental impact assessment ( EIA ) regulations, hazardous mining waste and residues have been deposited in seven pits on the Tak site owned by Bound and Beyond. In 2018, one crater was safely closed.
The company stated in a speech to the SET on Wednesday that it had a copper spend sale and purchase contract with J&, B Metal on May 30, 2023, and that the two firms are not related in any way.
” The company is aware of the government’s issues regarding the incident”, it said, referring to the new insights. ” For this reason, the organization is pleased to work with important government organizations to end or lessen the event in order to address the public’s concerns.”