Taiwanese expat, Thai wife caught with 160kg of corals at Koh Kaew house

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Taiwanese expat, Thai wife caught with 160kg of corals at Koh Kaew house

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The lobster drums at Mr Sheng-Mou Thou’s house in Koh Kaew contained 160kg of corals. Photo: DMCR

 

PHUKET:-- A 55-year-old Taiwanese expat and his Thai wife have been charged under the new Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act after they were found in possession of 160 kilograms of corals at a lobster farm at their house in Koh Kaew.

 

Prajuap Mokarana, Head of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Marine Protection Division responsible for Phuket and Phang Nga, told The Phuket News that the charges follow his office receiving a tip-off at about 10am yesterday (Jan 19), telling his officers that a man was carrying corals in large buckets at a beach near Cape Panwa.

 

“We arrived at the scene and saw Mr Sheng-Mou Thou, 55, holding a bucket containing live corals. He saw us and told us in in Thai that he was releasing corals back to nature,” Mr Prajuap said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/taiwanese-expat-thai-wife-caught-with-160kg-of-corals-at-koh-kaew-house-74463.php

 

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[YetAnother]

in this part of the world, if it can be stolen, it will be

[London Lowf]

33 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

in this part of the world, if it can be stolen, it will be

I assume you wrote that from the UK?

 

- Over here (in Phuket) people leave their cars empty with the engine running (to keep the aircon going) while they go into the 7.

 

- Over here, there are mangos, coconuts, papaya etc. growing at the side of the road in easy reach, and no one touches them!

 

- Over here, the street vendors park their salongs in the road outside their homes - and don't bother unpacking them.

 

- Over here, you can leave your patio furniture out overnight.

 

..... just a few that spring to mind.

 

(A few weeks ago my father had plants stolen from his front garden in Devon)

Edited January 20, 2020 by London Lowf
To make it better.

[Roy Baht]

160 kgs is a lot of coral.

[thaipod]

Sold to tropical fish tank business and exported 

[martin3]

Having owned 2 reef aquariums i know this is big business,live rock is very expensive!

[Dukeofearl]

Yup,i nearly took some a few years ago,glad i didnt

[mok199]

On ‎1‎/‎20‎/‎2020 at 7:26 PM, London Lowf said:

(A few weeks ago my father had plants stolen from his front garden in Devon)

Edited Monday at 07:29 PM by London Lowf

I hope those weren't the endangered Daisies....Are you really willing to compare House plants to Coral???

Edited January 22, 2020 by mok199

[London Lowf]

12 hours ago, mok199 said:

I hope those weren't the endangered Daisies....Are you really willing to compare House plants to Coral???

WHOOOSH!!!!

 

That's the sound of something going way over your head!