Police raid a fake coffee plant in Pathum Thani on Thursday. (Photo by Pongpat Wongyala)PATHUM THANI — Police have raided an illegal coffee-making plant in Lat Lum Kaeo district and seized fake instant coffee emulating a popular brand worth an estimated two million baht. Officials, who were acting on a tip-off from local residents, seize from the warehouse 89,000 packets of fake Nescafé 3-in-1 instant coffee, 280,000 empty packets, 19 bags of instant coffee and eight machines. Pol Maj Gen Chaowalit said the suspects would be charged with producing and selling bogus food products as well as producing and selling foods with unlicensed labels. They face imprisonment of between six months and 10 years and a fine of up to 100,000 baht.

Source: Bangkok Post October 06, 2016 14:48 UTC