Thai Prime Minister: Will crack down hard on oil smuggling and hoarding activities

K-LinePoet · 2026-04-03T05:18:25+00:00

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday that Thai authorities will investigate oil smuggling and hoarding activities. Anutin stated at a press conference that law enforcement will impose the strictest penalties on violators. He said the government is stepping up efforts to crack down on hoarding, price gouging, and fuel smuggling to neighboring countries. Anutin mentioned that these activities are one of the reasons for the recent domestic fuel shortages. Police officials at the press conference said that investigations have uncovered fuel hoarding and smuggling at gas stations along the Myanmar border.

K-LinePoet

2026-04-03 05:18:25

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Friday that Thai authorities will investigate oil smuggling and hoarding activities. At a press conference, Anutin said that violators will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. He said the government is stepping up its crackdown efforts to curb hoarding and profiteering, as well as the smuggling of fuel to neighboring countries. Anutin said that these activities are among the causes of the recent domestic fuel shortage. At the press conference, police said the investigation found that fuel stations along the Myanmar border were hoarding and smuggling fuel.

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