DSI cracks down on online traders

DSI chief Tarit Pengdith said yesterday that the first raid, on a house in Bangkok’s Thung Khru district, led to the arrest of one male suspect and the seizure of 540 fake wristwatches worth Bt2.5 million that were sold via the www.pimwin.com and www.nongpimshop.com websites.
A second search, of two houses on Ram-Indra Road, yielded 366 branded goods worth Bt1 million that were sold via www.n2kshop.com and www.facebook.com/shopN2K. DSI investigators found that the websites, operated since 2008, had 3 million viewers and earned up to Bt1 million every month.
Tarit said Thailand was trying really hard to crack down on intellectual property infringement after being on the US’ Priority Watch List for five years now.