Bangkok police raid warehouse packing suspected fake shampoo and toiletries for online sale
At a glance
- Bangkok police and Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property raided a warehouse in Bang Bon district on 3 November after a complaint from a brand owner's representative.
- Officers found more than 15,000 suspected counterfeit shampoos, toothpastes, shower creams, lotions and perfumes being packed for sale on TikTok and Shopee.
- Nine people at the site were charged under the Trademark Act; police said the Chinese owner had left Thailand and they are seeking an arrest warrant.
Police in Bangkok raided a warehouse in Bang Bon district on 3 November and found more than 15,000 suspected counterfeit personal-care products, including shampoo, toothpaste, shower cream, body lotion and perfume, being packed for sale online. Officers from Bang Bon police station and Metropolitan Police Division 9 acted with the Department of Intellectual Property after a brand owner's representative complained. [1], [2]
According to the reports, workers were labelling bottles and packing orders for customers who bought through TikTok and Shopee across the country. Officers also seized more than 1,000 labels and parcel boxes, along with parcels ready to send and parcels returned by customers. Police said the group filled empty bottles and labelled them. [1], [2], [3]
Daily News reports that the goods carried the names of Procter & Gamble and Unilever products; Matichon identifies the complainant as a Unilever representative. A shampoo bearing the name of Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital was also found, and police said they were checking it with the hospital. [1], [2]
Police detained nine foreign nationals at the site, eight from Myanmar and one from China, and charged them under section 108 of the Trademark Act, which carries up to four years' imprisonment, a fine of up to 400,000 baht, or both. One report describes the Chinese man as the site's caretaker. Police said the warehouse's owner, a Chinese national, had already left Thailand, and that they are seeking a warrant for that person's arrest. No value for the goods was reported. [1], [2], [3]
Sources
- Matichon Online. บุกโกดังจีน ปลอม ยาสีฟัน-ครีมอาบน้ำ ขายแอพพ์ดัง อึ้ง แชมพูศิริราชยังโดน เจ้าของเผ่นหนีแล้ว. Published 2026-11-03 17:01 Bangkok time. Thai. Working English title translation: Chinese warehouse faking toothpaste and shower cream for popular apps raided; Siriraj shampoo also copied; owner has fled (working translation). Accessed 5 November 2026.
- Daily News (เดลินิวส์). ทลายโกดังสินค้าปลอม-แบรนด์ชั้นนำ รวบ 9 คนงานเมียนมา-จีน เตรียมแพ็กส่งลูกค้าผ่านออนไลน์. Published 2026-11-03 17:15 Bangkok time. Thai. Working English title translation: Warehouse of fake leading-brand goods raided; nine Myanmar and Chinese workers held while packing online orders (working translation). Accessed 5 November 2026.
- Bangkok Biz News (กรุงเทพธุรกิจ). ผงะ ของปลอมยี่ห้อยอดฮิต แชมพู รพ.ดัง บุกโกดังยึดของกลางหมื่นชิ้น. Published 2026-11-04 13:31 Bangkok time. Thai. Working English title translation: Fakes of popular brands and a famous hospital's shampoo: warehouse raid seizes 10,000 items (working translation). Accessed 5 November 2026.
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