

PM ordered beefing up of measures against smuggling of illegal palm oil after price dip.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin yesterday discussed with Police Lieutenant General Jirabhop Bhuridej, commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, Vice Admiral Nares Wongtrakul, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Navy (Operations Division), and director general of the Customs Department Theeraj Athanavanich, about the problem of illegal palm oil smuggling in the Southern region.

Illegal palm oil is found to be smuggle into southern Thailand from the neighboring country. Has result in the price decrease ofpalm oil produce domestically.
The Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered concerned agencies to beef up preventive
measures against the smuggling of illegalpalm oil. As well as other illegal goods. Surveillance must be intensified to be able to arrest the culprits.
Previously. The Commerce Ministry has ordered the Internal Trade Department to visit provinces withpalm plantations asoil palm prices fell to find the cause and suggest preventive measures.
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