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Illegal Chinese-made pet food worth B30m seized

More than 68 tonnes of illegally imported dog and cat food worth over 30 million baht was seized from warehouses in Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon following a joint crackdown on an alleged smuggling network linked to online sales.

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Five arrested for unlicensed dental and medical services

Consumer Protection Police have arrested five people accused of illegally providing dental and medical services in Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon, seizing more than 1,000 items of medical equipment and supplies worth over 330,000 baht.

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Police stake out illegal racers with a roadside BBQ

Undercover police work often involves disguises, surveillance and patience. In Samut Prakan on Saturday night, it also involved a

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Raid nets thousands of illegally imported Japanese products

More than 83,000 items of illegally imported Japanese skincare and household product brands, worth 8.3 million baht, have been seized at a warehouse in Samut Prakan, consumer protection police said on Thursday.

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Chinese man held in counterfeit cosmetics case

A Chinese national has been arrested after police raided a warehouse in Muang district of Samut Prakan and seized more than 18,000 counterfeit cosmetics and personal care products bearing fake trademarks of well-known brands.

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Thailand's first conscientious objector sentenced to prison

Student activist Netiwit Chtiphatphaisal was on Monday sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for one year, for his refusal to take part in the military conscription process.

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American fitness influencer drowns in Samut Prakan

A 32-year-old American fitness influencer drowned on Tuesday evening after he jumped into a lake at a housing estate in Samut Prakan province, where police also found he had vandalised his rented house.

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Lamp verdict welcome

Twelve years after the scandal emerged, the arm of justice has finally reached the controversial procurement of Kinnaree sculpture-style lampposts in Samut Prakan province.

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American fitness influencer drowns in Samut Prakan

Witnesses recount disturbing behaviour, rented luxury home worth B22m found vandalised

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Two jailed in Kinnaree lamppost scandal

A former subdistrict chief and another defendant have been sentenced to five years in prison for irregularities in the procurement of overpriced Kinnaree lampposts in Samut Prakan.

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Two cuffed over illegal beauty clinics

Two women have been arrested for illegally providing cosmetic injection services from private homes in Bangkok and Samut Prakan in a crackdown on unlicensed beauty practitioners, according to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB).

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Search resumes for missing worker after Chao Phraya barge capsizing

Police and rescue teams resumed search operations on Wednesday after a pontoon sank in the Chao Phraya River in Phra Samut Chedi district, Samut Prakan province, leaving five people injured and one still unaccounted for.

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Barge pontoon capsizes in Samut Prakan, two injured, one missing

A barge pontoon moored to the Chao Phraya River bank capsized in Samut Prakan province on Tuesday, leaving two people injured and another person missing and prompting a large search and rescue operation.

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Chinese national wanted for massive pyramid scheme arrested in Samut Prakan

A Chinese national wanted in connection with a multi-billion-baht pyramid scheme has been arrested at a luxury residence in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province.

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Desperate thief caught in golden cage

SAMUT PRAKAN - A man who caused an accident by driving against the traffic was arrested inside a locked gold shop after an unsuccessful attempt to snatch a gold bracelet to pay for the accident damage.

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Kills girlfriend’s lover, flees, dies in car crash

SAMUT PRAKAN - A man who shot dead his girlfriend's lover and fled the scene died shortly afterwards when his car tailgated a truck.

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Four Chinese nationals arrested in Chon Buri, Samut Prakan over Wuhan land compensation fraud

Four Chinese nationals, accused of defrauding authorities in Wuhan of nearly 87 million baht in land expropriation compensation, have been arrested separately in Chon Buri and Samut Prakan after allegedly using retirement visas to hide in the country.

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Workers hospitalised after building collapses

A building collapsed at the Bang Phli electricity authority training centre in Samut Prakan on Monday, injuring four construction workers.

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BMW driver crashes into karaoke bar, injures 8

The driver of a BMW sedan drove the vehicle into a karaoke bar in Samut Prakan on Tuesday night, injuring eight people, including himself.

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Overpass collapse kills pickup driver

An overpass collapsed onto two vehicles, killing one of the occupants, after being struck by a dump truck on Thursday morning, causing heavy traffic congestion along Bang Na-Trat Road in Samut Prakan.

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Youth electrocuted pushing motorcycle along flooded road

A 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while pushing his motorcycle through floodwater when he grabbed hold of a concrete barrier with an electrical wire running along it, in Samut Prakan early Monday morning.

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Bang Phli mall acid attack: ex-girlfriend injures store worker

A 21-year-old shop worker suffered severe chemical burns after his former girlfriend allegedly hurled acid at him inside a shopping mall in Samut Prakan on Saturday morning.

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Motorbike gang crash kills 2 in high-speed street race

Two men were killed and three others seriously injured after five motorcycles collided during a high-speed street race involving over 100 riders in Samut Prakan province early Saturday morning.

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Thai Airways plane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi

A Frankfurt-bound Thai Airways International flight discharged fuel shortly after takeoff and returned to land at Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan due to a technical issue on Sunday afternoon.

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Eight killed in horrific crash on motorway

Eight people were killed when their car was rear-ended by a truck in an emergency stopping lane on a motorway in Samut Prakan province, resulting in a collision with another parked truck.

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