DSI held a press conference on progress of the cases of public interest

DSI held a press conference on progress of the cases of public interest

          On Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 1.00 p.m., Mr. Somboon Muangklam, Advisor to the Minister of Justice, Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Police Lieutenant Colonel Anurak Rojnirankit, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, Police Captain Surawoot Rungsai, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, Police Major Worranan Srilum, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection Crime and DSI Spokesperson, along with Police Major Natapol Ditsayatham, Expert on Consumer Protection and Environment Crime, held a press conference to update on three prominent cases of public interest, as follows:

1. Case of the illegal import of animal carcasses (pigs) into the Kingdom.

          This case originated from the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand filing a complaint with the inquiry officials of Laem Chabang Police Station. Mr. Atchariya Ruangrattanapong, Chairman of the Crime Victims Assistance Club, also filed a complaint with the DSI to take criminal action against government officials, capitalists, and shipping companies, who are parts of a group smuggling goods into the Kingdom. Moreover, the Customs Department also filed a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau, which later transferred the case to the DSI to prosecute the offenders. An inspection was conducted, and 161 containers of frozen pork were found, with a total value including taxes and duties amounting to 460,105,947.38 baht. The offense is the illegal import of animals or animal carcasses without permission from the Department of Livestock Development, which is an offense under the Customs Act, B.E. 2560 (2017) and the Animal Epidemics Act, B.E. 2558 (2015). This offense also fits the criteria list in the Annex to the Notification of the Board of Special Case (No. 8), B.E. 2565 (2022). The DSI has conducted investigations in 9 special case, divided into 3 groups:

          Group 1: Goods in containers at Laem Chabang Port Customs Office

1.      Special Case No. 59/2566: Accepted on June 28, 2023. Suspects: The Cube Logistics Co., Ltd. and others, totaling 3. Case submitted to the NACC on November 24, 2023.

2.      Special Case No. 101/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: Good Water Equipment Co., Ltd. and other, totaling 2. Case submitted to the NACC on January 17, 2024.

3.      Special Case No. 102/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: Kanta Thai Frozen Fish Limited Partnership and 4 others, totaling 5. Case submitted to the NACC on August 6, 2024.

4.      Special Case No. 103/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: My House Trading Co., Ltd. and 4 others, totaling 5. Case submitted to the NACC on September 17, 2024.

5.      Special Case No. 104/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: R.T.N. Oversea Co., Ltd. and 1 other, totaling 2. Case submitted to the NACC on January 17, 2024.

6.      Special Case No. 105/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: Rainbow Group Co., Ltd. and 1 other, totaling 2. Case submitted to the NACC on April 23, 2024.

7.      Special Case No. 106/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: Sahatsawat Co., Ltd. and 1 other, totaling 2. Case submitted to the NACC on May 29, 2024.

8.      Special Case No. 107/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: Sea World Frozen Food Co., Ltd. and 1 other, totaling 2. Case submitted to the NACC on April 11, 2024.

9.      Special Case No. 108/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: Sikhantin Co., Ltd. and 3 others, totaling 4. Case submitted to the NACC on July 26, 2024.

10.  Special Case No. 109/2566: Accepted on November 13, 2023. Suspects: Smile Top K Enterprise Co., Ltd. and 3 others, totaling 4. Case submitted to the NACC on July 26, 2024.

Group 2: Goods released to the market

          From expanded investigation, a group of legal entities linked to 10 cases accepted by the DSI as special cases were found to have distributed the goods to the market. The data inspection in the Customs Department's system starting from January 1, 2021, to July 31, 2023, resulted in a total of 2,385 bill of lading with an import value of 1,566,760,187.79 baht. This case was accepted as Special Case No. 126/2566 and is pending international mutual legal assistance with 7 counties from which the goods were shipped into the Kingdom.

Group 3: Assuming origin of goods

          From expanded investigation, it was found that there was a syndicate colluding to forge documents, with government officials involved in the import and export of various types of animal carcasses to assume the origin of goods produced and exported from the Kingdom to foreign countries. This was accepted as Special Case No. 127/2566. The investigation has been completed, with 14 alleged offenders, including both Thai and foreign capitalists, as well as government officials, both civil servants and political officials. The case file was submitted to the NACC on September 9, 2024.

          In summary, 12 special cases were accepted for investigation regarding the smuggling of animal carcasses, 11 of which have been completed and the files were submitted to the NACC. One remaining case is pending international mutual legal assistance with 7 counties in order to proceed with legal actions against the involved parties.

2. Special Case No. 32/2568 regarding offenses under the Foreign Business Act (Nominee) of the joint venture that constructed the State Audit Office of the Kingdom of Thailand (SAO) building, which collapsed after an earthquake.

          The DSI has taken action against China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Co., Ltd., where Mr. Zhang engaged in prohibited business under List Three annexed to the Foreign Business Act, B.E. 2542 (1999). Regarding the progress, the inquiry officials have requested for arrest warrants from the Criminal Court and have successfully arrested all suspects under the warrants, including China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Mr. Zhang, the legal entity's director, for the offense of being a foreigner conducting a business prohibited to foreigners or requiring prior permission, and being a legal entity complicit in the offense. Mr. Sophon, Mr. Prachuap, and Mr. Manat, the Thai shareholders, are charged with jointly assisting, supporting, or jointly conducting business with a foreigner in a business prohibited to foreigners under the Foreign Business Act, B.E. 2542 (1999). The special case inquiry officials have presented all 4 alleged offenders to the court for temporary detention. The case is currently under investigation.

          The Prime Minister has ordered the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce to fully cooperate with the DSI in prosecuting cases related to the standards of construction materials, particularly the steel and cement that may not meet the specified quality standards, as well as cases of illegal foreign business operations and offenses related to bid rigging or collusion.

          In this matter, The DSI would like to express gratitude to the networks and relevant agencies for their support in providing information and cooperation in the special case, including the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Police Forensic Science Office, the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning, the Revenue Department, the Department of Business Development, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute, and the Central Institute of Forensic Science.

3. Special Case No. 24/2568 regarding the offense of money laundering by individuals or groups involved in the acquisition of Senators

          Under the DSI Director-General’s approval on March 10, 2025, to investigate the case of money laundering by individuals or groups involved in the acquisition of Senators together with a team of public prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General, the DSI's special case inquiry officials, consisting of 3 individuals appointed by the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) to be the subcommittee for investigation and inquiry with duty and authority to investigate and inquire into complaints against the selection of Senators in all assigned areas. Currently, the team of special case inquiry officials has proceeded with several aspects, namely, interviewing 30 witnesses, inspecting bank transaction data of 1,200 individuals in the syndicate, inspecting phone usage data of 20,000 numbers, and creating a digital database, which has considerable progress. The DSI has also received the transfer of investigation files from Rattanathibet Police Station and Kosum Phisai Police Station, where complainants have alleged offense of secret society to consolidate the investigations into this special case.