Nutch Prasopsin, owner of Facebook fan page "Kingdom of Tigers", holds two of the pedigree cats confiscated as live assets in a drug bust case, after winning an auction at an animal shelter in Rayong province, Thailand, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

RAYONG, Thailand (Reuters) - Pedigree cats confiscated by Thai police during a drugs raid have found a home with a feline fanatic after being put up for auction.

 

All six pets, five of the Scottish Fold breed and one Bengal, were sold to Nutch Prasopsin, who runs a Facebook page followed by 3 million cat lovers, who helped her raise the 100,000 baht ($3,186) winning bid.

 

"I was very excited. I had very much hoped that the cats would end up in my care. I've been following their status since the very first day," she told reporters.

 

The auction was held after a 30-day window expired for the owner, who remains at large, to come forward and claim the cats and prove they were not purchased with drug money.

 

The confiscated cats will share their new home with Nutch's 20 other cats.

 

 

Pornthip Jampong of the regional narcotics control board said the cats had suffered an ordeal and it was important they be auctioned off as a group.

 

"They were living together so they would be familiar with each other," she said. "If we separate them, this may cause them to stress or have psychological effects."

 

The money generated at the auction will be held by police as a seized asset.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-04-24

 

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Funny I thought the number of cats one was allowed to keep under municipal law was THREE (3)  not 23

15 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The money generated at the auction will be held by police as a seized asset.

 

How very reassuring! Would'nt it be wiser to spent it on cat food?

16 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Pedigree cats confiscated by Thai police during a drugs raid have found a home with a feline fanatic after being put up for auction.

Was the successful bid by a Vietnamese restaurant owner?

Did the lady that fled the seen of the drugbust just befor the bust happened have the same warningsystem as the girls selling themselfs in the naklua karaoke bars ?? 

Good news.

13 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Was the successful bid by a Vietnamese restaurant owner?

 

I don't think they pay 17,000 Baht per cat.