Police seize over 41 tonnes of smuggled beef and organs soaked in formalin
Police seize over 41 tonnes of smuggled beef and organs soaked in formalin in Pathum Thani.
Officers from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) raided a cold storage warehouse in Pathum Thani, seizing over 41 tonnes of allegedly smuggled beef and a large quantity of internal organs soaked in formalin.
Acting on a tip-off, CPPD officers, along with officials from the Livestock Development Department, inspected the unnamed cold storage warehouse, which spans two sois in Tambon Klong Nueng, Pathum Thani.
The raid followed information that the warehouse had been supplying smuggled, unhygienic beef—possibly preserved in formalin—to markets and food shops in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
The inspection uncovered 41.771 tonnes of beef lacking legal import documentation and nine barrels of formalin. A large quantity of internal organs was also found in large cold boxes, with a strong smell indicating they had been soaked in formalin.
Authorities have demanded the warehouse owner provide the proper import documentation for the beef within 15 days, or face charges of violating animal quarantine and food safety laws.
