PATHUM THANI: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Monday seized more than 30,000 items of fake cosmetics worth an estimated 30 million baht.
Police arrested Somoh Goonsongkram for licence infringement and selling fake cosmetic products.
Investigators said the man told them he sold his merchandise through two websites, www.bevershop.com and www.sumpang.com. The sites reportedly had a combined 4-5 million browsers. Products were delivered to buyers by mail.
DSI chief Tarit Pengdit said that illegal merchants often avoided arrest by selling their products online.
Police said that aside from brand-name products, goods produced by well-known Thai cosmetic centres were also illegally copied.
Lee Boo Yong, director of the Department of Intellectual Property of South Korea, warned that fake cosmetic products can harm the health of users. He asked for cooperation from Thais to stop illegal cosmetic trading activities. Korean cosmetic items are on the rise in popularity among Thai consumers.