4 marine police raids, 3 illegal oil boats lost

Commissioner of the Central Investigation Police Ordered the transfer of the Marine Police Superintendent along with his subordinates, a total of 4 officers, as 3 illegal and seized oil vessels disappeared from Sattahip port. Retracing the steps of "Sia Jo, illegal oil" and various gray businesses. "Sia Jo, illegal oil" or Mr. Sahachai first appeared in public on November 4, 2021, when he was arrested by Crime Suppression Division police while eating food in the Huai Khwang area. on charges of money laundering and illegal selling of oil in the area of ??Songkhla Province This case has expanded from the case in 2012. Officials in the crackdown on illegal oil Arresting a boat illegally selling oil in the waters of Songkhla province and seizing 2,000 liters of oil and more than 40 million baht in cash. Later, more than 10,000 illegal oil trading documents and accounts paying tribute to officials from various agencies were also discovered. Police suppress economic crimes Sued for conspiring to import fuel that has not yet been paid taxes into the Kingdom. which the prosecutor ordered additional examination In the money laundering and illegal oil trading cases There are also links to high-ranking police officers. One police lieutenant general rank The connection was detected from the tribute account that Sia Joe paid to officials. and received assistance in escaping cases of entering and exiting the country as well Later in 2014, after the NCPO seized power, there was a search of Sia Joe's factory. and retain international travel stamps Sia Jo is out on bail on charges of forgery. Before the Pattani Provincial Court sentenced Sia Jo to 1 year and 9 months, Sia Jo fled from the Pattani Provincial Court and left the country. After that, Sia Jo was never found again. But after that in 2017, there was news that Sia Jo had come back to stay at home in Pattani Province until it was caught up as to why the officials did not arrest the accused according to the arrest warrant. If we look back, "Sia Joe, illegal oil" has b een involved in gray business in the south for a long time. He has been accused in 14 cases, 10 of which occurred in Pattani province, such as illegal lottery gambling in 2003, forging seals for international travel in 2014, and boats without a fishing license but used for fishing in 2018. Muang Chonburi Police Station In the process of investigating, issuing a second summons, etc. Later, in March 2024, officials found the ship moored on the sea in the middle of the Gulf of Thailand. It's an illegal oil tanker. Therefore it was seized as a medium. Inspection of the 5 ships found that 3 were oil tankers, the other 2 were receiving oil transfers before docking at a port in Phetchaburi Province for transfer to oil trucks and for resale. All five ships were seized and 28 crew members prosecuted for conspiring to smuggle oil without paying customs duties. which is smuggled like this causing the government sector to lose tens of billions in revenue per year Even though Sia Joe himself had fled the country But the five seized boats have always been parked at the Sattahip Marine Police Station pier. The police are keeping watch and inspecting them every day. Before it was discovered that 3 boats disappeared late on the night of June 11, 2024. As for Sia Joe, despite having as many as 14 cases against him, he has never been punished. and is still escaping unpunished until now Commander-in-Chief orders urgent transfer of 4 marine police after missing stolen boat As a result of the disappearance of three illegal oil vessels, most recently last evening Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Phuridej, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau, signed a letter of order from the Central Investigation Bureau. Allowing 4 police officers from the Royal Thai Police to be transferred to assist in government service. Perform duties at the Central Investigation Bureau's Operations Center or the Central Investigation Bureau, separated from the agency. Effective from today (13 June) onwards. For the signing of the order to transfer the four Mar ine Police officers, this is the result of the case of three large confiscated oil tankers, containing a total of more than 300,000 liters of oil, disappearing from the Sattahip Marine Police Pier, Chonburi Province, in order to allow for investigation. The facts are in order. Source: Thai News Agency