The women ‒ Sarinya Phonkaew, 23, from Satun, and Chonlada Chuewong, 25, registered as living in Chalong ‒ were arrested at 5pm on Saturday (July 27) in a raid led by Pol Capt Aphichat Musikasang of the Phuket City Police.
In total, 487 packs of untaxed cigarettes and 64 packs of vaping liquids along with B4,840 cash were seized.
According to account books seized in the raid, the women recorded B582,515 in illegal sales in the past three months: B239,265 in May; B185,755 in June; and B157,495 in July.
The women were taken to Phuket City Police Station and charged with possession and the sale of goods without paying the required taxes, in violation of Sections 203 and 204 of the Excise Act 2017, police reported.
They were also charged under Sections 242 and 246 of the Customs Act BE 2017, which pertains to the handling and sale of smuggled goods, police noted.
According to police, the two women admitted to the charges against them.