PUBLISHED: 13 Nov 2024 at 12: 12
A fengshui expert was detained for allegedly defrauding persons of more than 100 million baht when police searched his home and discovered an unlicensed barking deer, a protected species.
Officers searched Thanawan Jiracharoenwes ‘ home in tambon Pa Phai in San Sai district and discovered an adult male barking deer in a fenced wall there, according to Pol Lt. Gen. Jirabhop Bhuridej, the Central Investigation Bureau’s director.  ,
He had no authorization to keep the dog from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation, and there were no signs or records indicating this.
The CIB key claimed that illegal possession of animals was against the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act.
More creatures were reported but were moved out after complaints from neighbors, according to servant Sanan Banjong, 83.
On Monday, Mr. Thanawan, 43, was detained at his home in Pathum Thani state for alleged people fraud. He has several hundred thousand followers on social media.
About 70 people have complained they lost about 108 million ringgit in total , after the fengshui expert convinced them to get “auspicious things” from him. The ordered thing was never delivered.
The fengshui master’s name and home address are displayed on the signal.
Thanawan Jiracharoenwes, a specialist in feng hui, is being held by the Bangkok Crime Suppression Division on Tuesday. ( Police photo )