Caught selling wildlife carcasses at a relief point on the Thai-Lao border.

Chiang Rai, Director-General of the National Parks Department revealed that officials together with police arrested wildlife carcasses sellers at a relief point. Thai-Lao border Wiang Kaen District Chiang Rai Province Emphasize the implementation of the minister's policy. The Royal Thai Army enforces laws to arrest wildlife trafficking rings and intercept international illegal forest products. It also helps solve another cause of cross-border smog. Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, revealed that Received a report from Mr. Naruephon Thipmontha, Director of the Forest Fire Prevention, Suppression and Control Bureau that National Park Department officials together with Wiang Kaen Police Station Officials of the Center for Prevention and Suppression of Illegal Deforestation Royal Thai Police Office (RCP), officers of Division 4, Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division, police officers Office of the Public Se ctor Development Commission, Provincial Health Office 5 and officials from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS), MR. James Markley, Senior Crime Suppression Investigator/Attaché for Southeast Asia, jointly work on surveillance, prevention, and suppression of Illegal wildlife trade at the relief point, Ban Jam Pong, Village No. 5, Lai Ngao Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen District Chiang Rai Province In this regard, they were able to arrest four wildlife carcass traders who crossed over from Huai Sai town, Bo Kaeo Province, Lao PDR. The seized items include: - 13 large hedgehog remains, 79 kilograms - 42.5 kilograms of deer carcasses - 11 deer head remains - 31 squirrel carcasses, 8.5 kilograms - 2 Phaya Karak, 3.5 kilograms - 13 civet carcasses, 35 kilograms - 3 knives - 1 cutting board - 4 scales Officials reported the allegation that There is an offense against the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act 2019, Section 17 and Section 29. No one is allowed to have it in their possessi on. and trade or distribute The wildlife reserve protects the remains of said wild animals. The team of officials then jointly made a record of the seizure, arrest and submission to the investigating officer. Wiang Kaen Police Station, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Province, to take legal action. The arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators this time The officer disguised himself In order to infiltrate the illegal wildlife trade group, this is in accordance with the policy of the Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment who has ordered strict prosecution of those who illegally trade in wildlife and forest products both within the country as well as illegal wildlife trade across borders which illegally hunts this wild animal It is considered one of the causes of forest fires. Because the thief has committed a crime. Forest fires may be set to drive out wild animals and then ambushed. In addition, the illegal hunting of forest products is also a cause of forest fire smog. Therefore, arrests, crackdowns, and prosecutions of illegal wildlife and forest products traffickers should be made. Therefore, it is another way to prevent and alleviate forest fire problems. which the National Park Department Will strictly prosecute every offender. Source: Thai News Agency