BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The biggest disposal of smuggled pork in Thai history took place on Thursday (Jan 12), authorities said, as 723.786 tonnes of the meat were dumped into a landfill in Phetchaburi province by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture.
In a sign of how seriously officials are taking pork smuggling, Agriculture Minister Chalermchai Sri-on attended the disposal at the centre for the research and development of animal feed in Phetchaburi’s Cha-am district.
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