Nine luxury cars seized in tax sweep
The Provincial Police Region 2 chief, Pol Lt-General Kawee Supanant, yesterday announced the seizure of nine cars worth Bt33 million in Chon Buri, Prachin Buri, Pathum Thani and Bangkok whose owners are allegedly involved in tax-evasion scams.
The October 1-November 13 seizures stemmed from a police investigation into vehicles on whom tax had been evaded, and which had been sold to the public or used in criminal activities, said Kawee. The vehicles – two Toyota Vellfires, one Mercedes Benz E250, one Mercedes Benz CLK, one Mercedes Benz CLS 350, one BMW 523I, two BMW 320Is and one Bentley Continental – were smuggled from Malaysia and Japan and sold at prices Bt500,000-Bt2 million cheaper than market value. He urged those duped into buying such vehicles to file a police complaint against the seller and join a Customs Department bid to get the vehicles back.
Kawee warned the public about too-cheap car purchases and to alert police of suspicions of tax evasion involving cars.
