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Nationwide crackdown puts the brakes on illegal exhaust pipes, curbs street racing in Thailand

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A nationwide crackdown on the production and sale of illegal exhaust pipes for motorcycles took place today.

The operation, led by the Royal Thai Police’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), targeted 21 locations across 11 provinces. The mission aimed to curb street racing activities, especially as winter season trips by groups of young people are on the rise.

The CIB, headed by Police Lieutenant General Vithaya Sriprasertphap, along with officials from the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), conducted searches in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Saraburi, Samut Sakhon, Samut Prakan, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Nakhon Sawan and Sakon Nakhon.

The operation involved the inspection of 11 production sites, eight warehouses, and two retail outlets for motorbike exhaust pipes, said a CIB spokesperson.

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