Thai Navy Seizes 5.1 Tons Smuggled Seafood Off Trat Coast
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On October 29, 2026, at 20:00, Naval Special Forces Unit 182, led by Commander Kittipong Kopkan, along with Wirasak Khongpiao, Acting Chief of Khlong Yai District, and a combined team of administrative officials, police, military, and customs officers, inspected a suspicious fishing vessel in waters off Ban Had Lek–Ban Khlong Son, Khlong Yai District, Trat Province. The boat was carrying two Cambodian nationals and a large quantity of seafood. The vessel was escorted to Ban Had Lek Pier in Had Lek Subdistrict for a thorough search.
Officials discovered 66 boxes of various seafood products: 7 boxes of horse crabs, 20 boxes of flower crabs, 14 boxes of blue swimming crabs, 2 boxes of crab eggs, 15 boxes of crab body meat, 5 boxes of crab leg meat, 1 box of roe, and 2 boxes labeled as tape. Preliminary calculations based on 78 kilograms per box put the total weight at 5,148 kilograms, or roughly 5.1 tonnes. Authorities are re-verifying the exact weight and product details.
Investigators are currently examining the source of the seafood, relevant documentation, and the circumstances of the cross-border transport, including the use of the fishing boat, to determine further legal action.
