rooster59 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Logging suspects arrested after fatal shootout By THE NATION FOREST rangers have arrested three Vietnamese men suspected of intending to illegally log a strip of forest connecting Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary and Mae Wong National Park. The men are believed to have participated in a shootout with park rangers on Wednesday in which another Vietnamese man was shot to death and a ranger badly injured. People from a village adjacent to Mae Wong contacted rangers after encountering three men who seemed exhausted while walking near the village, said Mae Wong chief Kittipat Tharapiban. A hunt ensued and the three were eventually arrested last night. The body of the man killed by rangers in the firefight has been sent to police for a forensic examination. The four men, all believed to be Vietnamese nationals, reportedly entered the forest connecting a wildlife sanctuary to a national park to illegally log Agarwood. The case has highlighted the increase in illegal logging by foreign nationals in Thailand’s forests. A ranger patrol last month found signs of illegal Agarwood logging in the designated world heritage sanctuary. They expanded their search before clashing on Wednesday with a group of illegal loggers in a nearby area with each side exchanging fire. The gun battle resulted in a logger being shot dead and a ranger suffering serious injuries. The logger’s passport was found in the area and he was identified as Nguyen Van Thai, a 31-year-old Vietnamese national. Officers had been hunting for the other three men who fled the scene before being arrested last night. The injured ranger was sent to hospital and has received medical treatment. This is not the first time that foreign nationals have been discovered illegally cutting Agarwood in Thailand’s forests. As far back as 2009, Vietnamese were found illegally entering forests in Nan province to log the wood, according to information gathered by Polawee Buchakiet, the chief of Thungyai Naresuan East Wildlife Sanctuary near Huai Kha Khaeng and several more incidents have occurred in other forest areas. The chief is concerned that illegal logging is increasing and has called for increased tracking and suppression of illegal logging of the wood in Thai forests. The problem is not limited to Vietnamese loggers. Other tree species are targeted by other foreign nationals, including popular Phayung wood in the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, another world heritage site. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30326190 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Vietnamese suspects accuse Thai national of involving in illegal logging Three Vietnamese suspects arrested for felling eaglewood trees or Siamese rosewood in Mae Wong National Park in Nakhon Sawan have claimed they were led by a Thai man in the illegal activity. However, the three, who were arrested on Sept 7, denied involvement in a clash with officials from the Mae Wong National Park and the Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary on Sept 5 in which a poacher was killed and an official wounded. On Friday (Sept 8), the three Vietnamese suspects were taken to the national park for a re-enactment of crime. They claimed they were led by a Thai man in the illegal activity. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/vietnamese-suspects-accuse-thai-national-involving-illegal-logging/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Wouldn't have ever expected this stunning outcome ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 1 hour ago, rebo said: Wouldn't have ever expected this stunning outcome ... Yes, who would be surprised to learn that Thais are involved when it is about making big money illegally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamypoko Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Troi oi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Hang em high! Bad enough that the trees in Thailand are logged by Thais. Foreignors should be tourists, and not neighbourhood thieves. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 47 minutes ago, Stargrazer9889 said: Hang em high! Bad enough that the trees in Thailand are logged by Thais. Foreignors should be tourists, and not neighbourhood thieves. Geezer foreign nationals are the best recruits for the locals involved, for many reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Which do you think most likely, they were going to hump the logs back to VN, or they had someone willing to buy locally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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