Customs officials display some of the nearly 1,900 boxes containing untaxed face masks, thermometers and other protective gear seized on Friday from a transport firm in Mukdahan. (Photo by Churoj Triprapakorn)MUKDAHAN: Customs officials have seized millions of baht worth of smuggled face masks, thermometers and other protective gear from a transport firm in Muang district of this northeastern province. The boxes contained 2,500 infrared thermometers and 800 mercury thermometers made in China, 12,500 face masks made in Vietnam and other protective gear. All of the products were seized and handed over to the Mukdahan customs office. Demand has been huge for face masks, alcohol and related products in the country amid the outbreak of Covid-19, with an increase in hoarding, profiteering and smuggling as a result.

Source: Bangkok Post April 11, 2020 08:48 UTC