Police Seize 3.5 Tons Smuggled Avocados from Myanmar
Thai authorities seized 3.5 tons of smuggled avocados from Myanmar at a border checkpoint in Mae Sot, Tak province. The Ratchamanu Special Task Force and plant quarantine officials intercepted a pickup truck carrying 130 boxes of the fruit with no import documentation. The driver was arrested and faces charges under plant quarantine and customs laws.
On November 13, 2026, the Ratchamanu Special Task Force (Chor Kor Ratchamanu) coordinated with relevant agencies to intercept illegal smuggling along the Thai-Myanmar border. They discovered a suspicious Isuzu D-Max pickup truck fully loaded with 130 boxes of avocados, totaling approximately 3,500 kilograms, with no import documents. The vehicle was stopped on the Tha Aj–Wang Takhian road in Mae Sot district, Tak province. The operation involved the 1431st Infantry Battalion, the Phra Phirun Agricultural and Food Security Command Center, and Mae Sot Plant Quarantine Checkpoint officials. The driver was arrested on charges under the Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 and the Customs Act B.E. 2560. All avocados were seized as evidence and handed over to Mae Sot police investigators for further legal action.
