Million baht of counterfeit and prohibited goods destroyed

Fake goods, real machine to destroy it all.

About 3,000 counterfeit items, valued at more than one million baht, including prohibited imported goods, have been torched at the incinerator in Phuket Town today.

The destruction of the fake goods was held this afternoon and led by Phuket Customs Office Chief Kanjana Suwachino.

Khun Kanjana says, “This is the final step in cases involving counterfeit and imported prohibited products that have been seized in Phuket in recent months. After the cases are closed and sentences are handed down, items have to be publicly destroyed. And that’s what we did today.”

“Most items are counterfeit brand-name watches, eye glasses, shoes, bags, clothing, wallets and prohibited imported goods such as cigarettes, tobacco and baraku.”

The goods seized were from 45 cases – in total 2,669 items valued around 1,260,000 baht.”