More than 10 million counterfeit items worth about 550 million baht that were seized by authorities in recent months will be destroyed in Samut Prakan, the Commerce Ministry has announced.
The items, confiscated nationwide by the police, customs officials and the Department of Special Investigation, have been legally processed and are destined to be destroyed at the Bang Poo Industrial Estate in Samut Prakan.
Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Thursday presided over a ceremony to inspect the goods, which include fake brand-name handbags, watches and 9 million cigarettes.
Meanwhile, the Department of Intellectual Property said it has blocked 1,200 websites selling pirated goods online since the beginning of last year.
In the first five months of this year, the department arrested suspects involved in 2,574 cases involving the sale and distribution of counterfeit goods.