Chiang Mai, April 7- "Attapon" ordered to go through the illegal logging movement of economically valuable trees in the Huai Phueng-Wang Yao non-hunting area. It was found to be a transnational timber trade. Recently followed up to a sawmill in Chiang Mai. After tracking for more than a month, the object was found in the middle of a piece of wood with a GPS embedded, repeating the prosecution.
Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Acting Director General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said The Prevention and Suppression Support Office 3 (Northern Region) has tracked and arrested the illegal timber cutting movement in the Huai Phueng-Wang Yao Non-hunting Area, Nam Pat District, Uttaradit Province. By following up the resting place of the capitalist group behind the scenes for more than a month until they were able to detect the resting place at a warehouse in the area of Pa Pong Sub-district, Doi Saket District. Chiang Mai Province
Previously ordered the Bureau of Prevention, Suppression and Control of Forest Fires to continuously follow up and investigate news of transnational timber trade that illegally cut economically valuable trees in conserved forests in the north. Special Operations Task Force, National Park and Wildlife Guardian (Phaya Sua) has been coordinated by security officers. It was found that the smuggling process of padauk wood has changed the method from transporting padauk sawn sheets. To be exported as logs put in a container van and exported by car through the border. especially at the Chiang Khong checkpoint Chiang Rai And the evidence is forged into other products. Around November 2022, police officers set up checkpoints to detect 18-wheel vehicles carrying containers full of padauk logs. Later, Ms. Pimprapai (surname reserved) has brought evidence to show that Own and legally acquired wood. to ask to release the wood
Later, the head of the Office of Suppression Support 3 in the northern region, together with the head of the Huai Phueng-Wang Yao Non-hunting Area, patrolled and found illegal making of padauk in the area twice: on February 26, 2023, 6 logs of padauk were found and On February 28, 2023, it was found that 8 logs of Padauk wood were made in logs like the security department had informed. therefore coordinating the Phaya Sua costume, bringing the GPS to be installed in 1 piece of wood on March 16th and monitoring it all the time
Until on April 4, 2023, the GPS signal to appear at a farm next to a warehouse in Nam Pat District Uttaradit Province The officer sent an investigator to inspect the place, but found that there was a massive escort of the originator, ascertaining that it was the area of an official who had been fired for drug problems. therefore uses a method to monitor the GPS signal instead
On April 5, 2023, at 9:32 a.m., the GPS signal appeared at the agricultural plot, title deed No. 491, Tron District, Uttaradit Province, and the GPS signal moved again at 4:50 p.m. The above point is the shooting point of From another car to a 6-wheel vehicle, registration number 70-1477, Phrae later learned that Miss Sirinthip (Last name reserved) is the owner and Mr. Kasem is the driver.
From 5 to 6 April 2023, from 9:00 PM to 3:05 AM, the GPS signal stops at the PT gas station. Ban Klang Subdistrict Muang Lamphun District, Lamphun Province, inside the famous gas station, there were 3 suspected trucks parked inside the pump and at 9:07 a.m., a GPS signal appeared at Pa Pong Subdistrict, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai Province, where the location of Napassanan Wood Trading Co., Ltd. has Mrs. Siriwan (Last name reserved) Mr. Naruphat (Last name reserved) and Ms. Pimprapai (Last name reserved) is Managing Director The officer therefore requested a warrant to search the warehouse.
For a total of 14 piles of timber seized, totaling 371 logs, 360 logs were seized according to the Forest Act B.E. Conserved Forests, 1964, Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act 2019, total log volume 191.12 cubic meters, royalty 15,289.6 baht, estimated value of damage to logs total 6,689,200 baht, when assessed according to foreign market prices calculated per kilogram. 80 baht, the total value of the wood at the scene was 19,876,480 baht.
Mr. Auttapol continued that This operation was successful. It is the result of investigating the news of the illegal logging movement that has economic value in the conserved forest area of the North. at the National Park Service want to track, arrest and extend the results to the capitalists behind the precious lumber movement and use modern technology to proactively suppress will investigate and prosecute until the end.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency