Seven people, including five officials, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the sale of fish seized from an undocumented vessel in 2019.
A joint force made up of police and officials from the Customs and Fisheries Department arrested the suspects, deputy national police chief, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, said during a media briefing yesterday.
They were identified as Boonma Siritarangsri, ex-director of the Bangkok Port Customs Office; Mr Keerati, who oversaw the confiscated goods; and Ms Sudarat and Ms Panwad, members of a committee responsible for redistributing the confiscated fish; Ms Narumon, Ms Chayakorn and Mr Rattakorn.
The frozen fish, weighing 147 tonnes, were seized from a Somali vessel in 2019. Six of seven containers confiscated during the operation were sent to the Bangkok Port Customs Office, while the remaining one was kept at the Phra…
