Illegal cigarettes worth 3 million wash ashore at Koh Kood

Khaosod•Society•22m ago

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Authorities seized illegal cigarettes valued at 2-3 million baht that washed ashore on Koh Kood after a speedboat sank.

•Illegal cigarettes worth approximately 2-3 million baht were found washed ashore on Koh Kood on November 14, 2026.
•The items are believed to have come from an unregistered speedboat that crashed into rocks and sank between November 11 and November 12, 2026.
•Trat Provincial Police and Trat Provincial Excise Department collaborated to verify and seize the illegal goods.

•An unregistered speedboat crashed into rocks and sank during the night of November 11 continuing into November 12, 2026.
•Fishermen on Koh Kood discovered large packages of cigarettes floating in the sea and washed ashore on November 14, 2026.
•Local villagers collected three large packages and handed them over to the police on November 14, 2026.
•Dechathorn Chan-op suspected the speedboat was smuggling illegal items because there was no report of the incident in local speedboat Line groups.
•The seized illegal cigarettes are estimated to be valued at approximately 2-3 million baht.
•Trat Provincial Police invited the Trat Provincial Excise Department to inspect the items.
•The Trat Provincial Excise Department confirmed the items were illegal cigarettes and seized them.
•Authorities are currently tracking down the owner of the illegal cigarettes.

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Koh Kood(เกาะกูด)ℹ️

The location where illegal cigarettes washed ashore and where a speedboat sank.

Trat Province(จังหวัดตราด)ℹ️

The province where the incidents occurred.

Dechathorn Chan-op(เดชาธร จันทร์อบ)

The President of the Koh Kood Subdistrict Administrative Organization.

Koh Kood Subdistrict Administrative Organization(อบต.เกาะกูด)

The local administrative body of Koh Kood.

Trat Provincial Police(ตำรวจจังหวัดตราด)

The police force in Trat province that received the seized items.

Trat Provincial Excise Department(สรรพสามิตจังหวัดตราด)

The authority that inspected and seized the illegal cigarettes in Trat province.