DSI and TISI Raid Warehouses, Uncovering Products without TIS Marks worth Over 17 Million Baht

On Thursday, March 13, 2025, under the direction of Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), and Police Lieutenant Colonel Anurak Rojnirankit, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, assigned Police Major Suphawan Phonak and Mr. Wannachai Phromrak, both Deputy Directors of the Consumer Protection Crime Bureau, and Lieutenant Pachaphol Supanitchawaraphat, Head of the Consumer Protection Crime Division 1, along with officers of the Consumer Protection Crime Bureau to collaborate with officials of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), executed a search warrant issued by the Thanyaburi Provincial Court. The raid targeted a warehouse suspected of illegally distributing and storing electrical appliances that did not meet the Thai Industrial Standards (TIS) requirements, located in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province.

This operation was part of the investigation of the Investigation No. 203/2567. During the search operation, authorities discovered a large stockpile of electrical products, including extension cords, electric pots, hair dryers, nail dryers, and various other electrical appliances, which may constitute offenses under the Industrial Products Standards Act, B.E. 2511 (1968), and the Customs Act, B.E. 2560 (2017). As a result, DSI officers seized the products and transferred them to the Special Case Inquiry Officials of the Consumer Protection Crime Bureau for further examination and use as evidence in proceedings under the Special Case Investigation Act, B.E. 2547 (2004), and its amendments. The seizure included computer equipment, various documents and over 100,000 items of merchandise, with an estimated damage value of approximately 17 million baht.

These legal actions are preventing and suppressing illegal foreign goods and businesses, to address the issue of substandard imported goods to protect consumers from potential harm. A Strong Collaboration with all sectors is a key policy of Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the DSI, in alignment with the government and Ministry of Justice’s policies. This initiative seeks to enhance public confidence in the prevention, suppression, investigation, and inquiry of cases under the DSI’s responsibility, ensuring sustainable organizational management in accordance with good governance principles.