A durian seller in Bangkok has been arrested and charged with fixing his weighing scale to get more money from clients, the Thai-language daily Khao Sod reported yesterday (May 14, 2020).
The Internal Trade Department (ITD) took action after having received several complaints from buyers. An ITD official in plainclothes bought a durian from the merchant and then weighed it, with the scale showing a weight of two kilograms.
The official then produced a brand-new weighing machine and put the same durian on it, with the scale showing 1 kilogram.
The merchant was later taken to Chanasongkram Police Station, where he faces seven-year imprisonment and a fine of no more than 280,000 baht.
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