PUBLISHED: 24 Jan 2025 at 04: 00
Following the seizure of two red pandas worth millions of baht in Nonthaburi, the National Resources and Environmental Crimes and Environmental Crimes Division ( NED ) has searched a house where rare birds were raised in Nakhon Pathom.
Sheriff NED captain, Pol Col Arun Wachirasrisukanya, monday said a jury subpoena was obtained to research the property in tambon Thap Luang of Muang area yesterday.
Two red panda were found at a different home in Nonthaburi belonging to Suphawat Weerawongwiwat, according to the research.
In the Nakhon Pathom home, police discovered around 100 unusual birds and hummingbirds. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) officials were called in to look for the exotic birds and assist with the investigation.
The servant, who was only identified as Mr. Witoon, was present during the search.
He claimed that the house’s landlord, a man by the name of Ball, had hired him to take care of the house for him. He insisted that Mr. Ball would later give the police the permits and that the birds were authorized.
Police claimed that Mr. Witoon acknowledged that the two red panda taken from the Nonthaburi home were from the Nakhon Pathom estate. The creatures were sold to the owner of the Nonthaburi home for 4.3 million ringgit.
The DNP likely be checking all other files that have been collected in data, the police added.
Red pandas are native to regions that include north Nepal, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and southern sections of China. The International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) lists them as endangered, with fewer than 10, 000 remaining in the wild.