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Customs seized 49 gold ornaments<\/b> on a smuggling allegation under Section 27 bis<\/b> of the old Customs Act. Nobody was ever prosecuted — the case became time-barred. But when the owner sued in the civil courts to get the gold back, the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction committee shut the door: the owner had already lost the same claim in the administrative courts, and Dika 208\/2569<\/b> holds the dispute stays in that system. No second run in a second court.<\/p>\n

The lesson for travellers and businesses: after a seizure, the procedural clock and the choice of forum decide who keeps the goods — often before the merits are ever heard.<\/p>\n

↪ Customs seizure in Thailand: how to get your goods back<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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