Arresting a network of international tiger cub smugglers.

June 4 - The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested a network of international tiger cub smugglers. Comes with 1 Boy Scout gift. Officers jointly arrested MR.HO, 34 years old, Vietnamese nationality. and Ms. Sitri, aged 42 years, accused Together they committed an offense according to the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act, B.E. 2019, Section 17 together with Section 92, in the offense of 'jointly having protected wild animals in their possession. Without permission from the Director-General, along with confiscated items: 1 tiger cub about 1 month old, 1 blue plastic basket, 1 white Mitsubishi XPANDER brand car, 2 mobile phones, which were seized in the area. Wisit Subdistrict, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan Province On May 29, 2024, the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division received coordination and information from the Wildlife Justice Commission Foundation (WJZ) that they had followed up on a group of wildlife traders and found that Mr. HO, who lives in Lao PDR, is involved in wildlife trafficking. In areas of Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Myanmar, there are posts for sale of tiger cubs in secret groups. Later, Division 3 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division planned to arrest Mr. HO's process, Mr. HO will bring the scout to the customer at the scene of the incident. When the appointed time arrives, Mr. HO informs Ms. Sitri, accused number 2, to bring the scout to the appointed point and has the customer inspect the scout until it is clear that it is a scout. TRUE The officers then inspected and were able to arrest the two suspects along with the seized items. It is a female tiger cub, approximately 1 month old, weighing approximately 6 kilograms. Initially, it is a tiger cub that has not yet given up its mother's milk. After having a veterinarian examine the tiger cub's physical health, it was handed over to the Bueng Kan Animal Checkpoint Office, Department of National Parks, to proceed with the care and care. The officers then arr ested the suspect along with the seized items. Handed over to investigative officers at Division 3, Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division, for legal action. Ask for preliminary testimony He confessed to all charges. Giving preliminary testimony that he was a wild tiger cub. that were ordered from a breeding farm in Vietnam Officials still need to investigate whether it was a tiger that was hunted from the forest or not. As for Ms. Sitri, accused number 2, she still denies it. He claimed that he did not know whether the animal box that a Laotian named Ton had put in the car to deliver to the first accused was a tiger or a protected animal. The investigative team will continue to expand the investigation. As for the tiger, it is a protected wildlife according to the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act 2019 and is also a CITES-controlled wild animal, species listed number 1, number 26, which is a wild animal that is strictly prohibited from trade. Due to near extinction Anyone who owns or trades a tiger is subject to a maximum penalty of not more than 10 years imprisonment and a fine not exceeding one million baht. or both. Source: Thai News Agency