Vietnamese log poacher shot dead in clash with forestry rangers in Nakhon Sawan

Vietnamese log poacher shot dead in clash with forestry rangers

By Thai PBS

NAKHON SAWAN: -- One Vietnamese log poacher was shot dead and one forestry ranger was injured in a gunfight at Mae Wong national park in Nakhon Sawan province yesterday.

The rangers were on a patrol in the national park when they encountered a group of log poachers illegally entering the park to cut the protected eaglewood at about 2.00pm.

A brief gunfight broke out, and one ranger from Huey Kha Kheng wildlife sanctuary identified later as Suthirat Butpet, 49, was shot on the left shoulder.

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