webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Covid-19: Face mask sting leads to arrest of overcharging female trader near Bangkok Picture: Sanook Police in Samut Prakan carried out a sting to trap a female trader hoarding and overcharging for surgical face masks. Arrested at a house in Bang Kaew, Bang Plee was 57 year old Tharat. Officers had arranged to buy two packs of face masks comprising 100 in total - they paid 1,500 baht meaning each mask cost 15 baht. Further searches of the house uncovered cardboard boxes containing 14,250 masks that were all seized. Tharat was charged under 1999 regulations and is in the custody of the Bang Kaew constabulary. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-03-30 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kevin612 Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 I love to see this kind of news because I am unable to purchase masks (not available)for a while. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Its a bit of a catch22 situation. I was chatting with a pharmacist the other day. They said there's price controls in place. They cant buy stock of masks as the wholesalers price is higher than the allowed control sale price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, kevin612 said: I love to see this kind of news because I am unable to purchase masks (not available)for a while. Depends what quality you're after. Look on your local area Thai facebook pages. There are plenty of home businesses sewing and selling cloth type and surgical masks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 36 minutes ago, Farma said: Its a bit of a catch22 situation. I was chatting with a pharmacist the other day. They said there's price controls in place. They cant buy stock of masks as the wholesalers price is higher than the allowed control sale price. The pharmacist should report the wholesalers. The individual in the OP was nailed under the regulations introduced under the current State of Emergency and it applies to retailers and wholesalers as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I entered a Villa Market over the weekend, not in Bangkok though, the wearing of a mask was pre requisite of entry. For those not in possession of a mask the security guy had packs of three masks, in a commercial wrapper, available for 10 Baht. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 4 hours ago, kevin612 said: I love to see this kind of news because I am unable to purchase masks (not available)for a while. No problem...the cops have 14000 for sale...Thb25each! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: No problem...the cops have 14000 for sale...Thb25each! They obviously don't appreciate the competition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Never let a good virus go to waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 7 hours ago, NanLaew said: The pharmacist should report the wholesalers. The individual in the OP was nailed under the regulations introduced under the current State of Emergency and it applies to retailers and wholesalers as well. and also they mustnt burn the fields just like the one in my picture which was obviously a freak lightning strike, also they must wear helmets and I could go on and on......its all lip service 99% of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapson Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Profiteering on face masks leading to a shortage for Thai people. Didnt a deputy minister and his cronies lead by example on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 8 hours ago, kevin612 said: I love to see this kind of news because I am unable to purchase masks (not available)for a while. Funny, I don't have any problem finding them in any stores, these are made by the THAI TAM PON COMPANY. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Bring out the cat'o' nine tails 50 lashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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