Bangkok:The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) has conducted a raid on a warehouse, uncovering over 5 tons of smuggled salted pork intestines. These intestines were found to have been illegally imported from China and distributed to restaurants based on orders.

According to Thai News Agency, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), in collaboration with the officers from the Veterinary and Quarantine Division of the Department of Livestock Development, carried out the raid at warehouse A located on Bang Khun Thian-Chai Talay Road in the Samae Dam Subdistrict of Bang Khun Thian District. They discovered a storage facility for salted pig intestines with containers unsafely placed in front of the warehouse.

At the location, authorities found 36 blue drums, each weighing 140 kilograms, amounting to a total of 5,040 kilograms. These products require permits from the Department of Livestock Development. The investigation revealed that the products were imported from China and that the warehouse served as a storage and distribution point for pork intestines to various restaurants across the nation, with orders being placed online through an overseas shipping company.

The authorities have seized and confiscated all the items, which are valued at 504,000 baht. The confiscated goods have been handed over to investigators to identify the owner and any individuals involved, with the intention of prosecuting them under Section 31 of the Animal Epidemic Act B.E. 2558 (2015). This section pertains to importing animal carcasses without permission, an offense punishable by up to 2 years of imprisonment or a fine of up to 200,000 baht, or both.