{
  "id": 17144296,
  "title": "Thailand Customs Blacklists 7 Firms in E-Waste Bribery Probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/thailand-customs-blacklists-7-firms-in-e-waste-bribery-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T22:48:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/crime/thailand-e-waste-bribery-probe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BANGKOK – Thailand’s Customs have officially blacklisted seven import firms after uncovering an elaborate smuggling scheme designed to bring hazardous electronic scrap through the country’s main international shipping hub. The Customs Department took urgent action after border agents caught several shipments concealing toxic circuit boards and insulated wiring beneath regular scrap metal…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}