SAMUT SAKHON — Immigration busts Chinese warehouse for counterfeiting famous brand cosmetics sold online, worth nearly 4 million baht.
Samut Sakhon Immigration officers, along with officials from the Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Health Office, Samut Sakhon Provincial Employment Office, and Mueang Samut Sakhon District Administration, raided a warehouse in Tha Sai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Sakhon Province. The raid followed reports of Chinese nationals illegally working to sell counterfeit cosmetics.
During the raid, five Chinese nationals were found working, packing, lifting, and arranging goods inside the warehouse. A Chinese woman named Yu identified herself as the warehouse supervisor.
The warehouse was used for storing and distributing products without registration numbers and lacking Thai-language labels. Officials seized and confiscated 8 types of items, totaling 6,000 pieces valued at 3,739,300 baht ($112,176). These included suspected counterfeit cosmetics, unregistered cosmetics, and cosmetics without Thai labels.
The seized items included: 1. 400 pieces of Cetaphil Cleanser, 2. 550 pieces of Cetaphil Moisture, 3. 3,000 pieces of CeraVe Lotion, 4. 1,000 pieces of CeraVe Cleanser, 5. 300 pieces of CeraVe Serum, 6. 400 pieces of Biore UV, 7. 200 pieces of Rtopr cream, and 8. 150 pieces of Dermatrix Ultra Gel.
At a press conference on September 13 at the Immigration Bureau in Muang Thong Thani, Police Major General Phanthana Nuchanart, Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, stated that the warehouse operated as a fulfillment center, storing, packing, and shipping goods. Chinese investors opened online stores on various platforms, with employees packing and shipping products to Thai customers. The warehouse processed over 1,000 items daily.
The five foreign nationals were charged as follows:
Yu (Chinese national): Working outside permitted rights, employing foreign workers without work permits, possessing cosmetic products with incorrect labels for sale, and concealing goods known to be associated with criminal activities.
Four others – Wang (38), Su (30), Liang (32), and Guan (35), all Chinese nationals: Working without work permits.
All suspects were handed over to Mueang Samut Sakhon Police Station for further legal proceedings.
