Transnational wildlife trafficking busted

The police have apprehended a group involved in the illegal smuggling of protected wildlife from Indonesia into Thailand, seizing 48 lemurs and over 1,000 radiated tortoises.

The chief of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division received information about a suspicious convoy smuggling wildlife from Indonesia via the Thai province of Satun, aiming for Bangkok.

Authorities are currently expanding their investigation and plan to press charges against all individuals involved in the trafficking operation, including charges related to possession of controlled wildlife without permission, aiding in the movement of wildlife, and assisting in smuggling wildlife into the kingdom to evade customs duties. All suspects have denied the allegations.