Officials looking for the true owner of an illegal enterprise that is evicting people from protected areas
PUBLISHED: 4 Mar 2025 at 19: 03
A 400-rai plot of land in the Khlung city of Chanthaburi has been home to a citrus and banana plantation. Authorities are identifying the user.
The finding comes in addition to previous ones made in the northeast state, where officials believe some Chinese investors have established foundations and purchased land through Thai nominees.  ,
On Tuesday, police and officials from the Royal Forest Department conducted a search of the big edible and fruit plantation in Khlung’s Khlung district. They discovered nearby system, including electricity poles and practical roads.
No caregivers or staff were present at the time, though.
The Royal Forest Department had previously granted the area permission for agricultural use, but the designation was revoked in 2003, according to Pol Maj Gen Watcharin Poosit, head of the National Resources and Environmental Crimes Suppression Division ( NED ).
The area was eventually included in a national forest reserve, which forbids any agrarian use. A imperial decree after designated it as such.
At least 400 ray of area are being investigated. Given the farm’s well-planned system and indicators of a comprehensive procedure, including a large river and designated crop-growing areas, authorities believe the farm had been well funded.
Another retaliation
However, Environment and Natural Resource Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has announced reprisals on unlawful edible and plastic plantations in eastern provinces, citing the need to recover the land and prosecute those responsible for the invasion.
The government had earlier ordered the 1,500 ray of forest area in the Tha Takiab area to be sold to a Thai business using a local nominee on behalf of a group of Chinese investors.