Raided and arrested the owner of a tire buying shop in Chumphon Province for using the remote control to cheat on the scale.

Chumphon Didn't survive! Authorities raided and arrested the owner of a shop that bought rubber scraps in Tha Sae District, Chumphon Province, for using a remote control to control the scale to defraud farmers, 8-10 kilograms at a time. He confessed that he had been doing it for more than a year. Minutes of the head of the Chumphon Weights and Measures branch office along with officials from the Chumphon Weights and Measures branch office Went to the area to inspect the shop that bought rubber scraps following the complaint. In the area of Ban Panwan, Tha Sae District, Chumphon Province, Ms. Angkana, 29 years old, posed as the owner of the shop. and found two 60 kilogram spring scales placed in the scrap rubber purchasing area. The official then asked to inspect both scales. From an external inspection, no certification marks were found. So he opened the scale assembly cover to inspect the inside. Look at the working mechanism of the scale. It was found that the scale had been altered. Using a remote contr ol to control the operation of the sponge pad. When you press the remote, the sponge pad will go under the weight-bearing frame. When placed at 60 kilograms, the scale shows only 50-52 kilograms. The officers then took Ms. Angkana to make an arrest record at Tha Sae Police Station. During the investigation, Ms. Angkana admitted that the modified spring scales were bought at a price of 100,000 baht each and had been used to buy rubber scraps for about a year. Each time she weighed rubber scraps, she would press the remote control. before weighing to allow the sponge sheet to support the weight-bearing frame If 60 kilograms of scrap rubber were weighed at a time, 8-10 kilograms would be lost, so the police charged and took legal action. For the general public, if they are not treated fairly in using weights and measures, Details can be reported to the Department of Internal Trade hotline 1569 in order to send officers to the area to inspect and arrest offenders. - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency