Described: 16 Jul 2024 at 16: 44
In a bruise functioning in Surin, two suspects have been detained for the illegal business of two lion cubs and nearly 100 kilograms of elephant tusks.
The sting activity to purchase the lion kittens for 350, 000 ringgit was spearheaded by National Park Office producer Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn on Tuesday.
Authorities seized the two lion cubs that had been kept in the same cage during the operation, one male and the other woman. These kids were purchased from a lion farm in Chon Buri for 200, 000 ringgit, according to data including talk history.
Dehydration and vomiting were discovered in the kids.
” We think that the two kids are from a cat land in the Chon Buri district of Sri Racha.” We have solid proof from interact information. The estate’s main market is in Cambodia”, he said.
Additionally, it was discovered that the two suspects smuggled 19 pearl products, 26 parts of total ivory weighing 49.8 kg, and four Asian elephant tusks totaling 48 kg. Total assets are worth about 3 million ringgit.
One suspect and nearly 100 kg of rhinoceros horns that were used in a sting operation in Surin are shown during a media conference on Tuesday. ( Photo supplied )
He claimed that the system has been under surveillance for nearly two decades. A ten-day security operation revealed that local and national politicians supported the system.
Officials are now requesting search warrants to search for areas suspected of being involved in the cat prostitution and locating network members who are related to the organization.
The two suspects were charged with possessing and trading protected pet bones, as well as elephant tusks without authority, in connection with secured animals.
The lion cubs were afterwards transported to Si Sa Ket’s Chulabhorn Wildlife Captive Breeding Centre.
Meanwhile, Athapol Charoenshunsa, director-general of the Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ( DNP ), has instructed all relevant agencies to inspect every tiger farm and strict control measures on the increase of the tiger population will be put in place.
The owners of tiger farms will have their license suspended or revoked, and they will face legal proceedings, particularly in the case of improper lion trafficking, where there have been reports of six lion cub sales.