webfact Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 By Online Reporter More than 300 birds which were seized by police during raids across Thailand have been sold at an auction held in Hua Hin. A total of 314 birds were sold at the auction, which took place at the Hua Hin campus of Rajamangala University of Technology. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The auction included a variety of different bird breeds, from common chicken and geese to parrots. The standout lot was 6 South American blue and yellow macaws which together sold for a total of 515,000 baht. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/birds-seized-during-police-raids-sold-at-auction-in-hua-hin-for-over-2-million-baht/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-05-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) LOL....somebody is getting rich in the police department and it isn't the folks in the lower echelon. Edited May 15, 2022 by metisdead Trolling image removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, flyingtlger said: LOL....somebody is getting rich in the police department and it isn't the folks in the lower echelon. Reminds me, what ever happened to those 300 odd luxury cars that the bent Police chief collected ? All all distributed out now ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Next life i intend to join the Thai police as the keeper and curator of their storage compounds where they keep their confiscated and sized loot, from what i read lately one can be very comfortable working there... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: More than 300 birds which were seized by police during raids across Thailand have been sold at an auction held in Hua Hin. Seized by police for illegality, yet they can sell them legally? Welcome to Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 47 minutes ago, ezzra said: Next life i intend to join the Thai police as the keeper and curator of their storage compounds where they keep their confiscated and sized loot, from what i read lately one can be very comfortable working there... I doubt if anything is held in storage very long. It seems that many things are re-distributed quit quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 5 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Reminds me, what ever happened to those 300 odd luxury cars that the bent Police chief collected ? All all distributed out now ? Sold at auction for about the same money, I'd expect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaibill Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 5 hours ago, hotchilli said: Seized by police for illegality, yet they can sell them legally? Welcome to Thailand The birds were in the possession of crooks, not themselves the primary focus, at least what I gathered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Kwaibill said: The birds were in the possession of crooks, not themselves the primary focus, at least what I gathered. So why are they auctioned and not released back into the wild? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) On 5/14/2022 at 3:29 AM, webfact said: A total of 314 birds were sold at the auction Any discounts available??? Edited May 15, 2022 by metisdead Trolling image removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpkin Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Chickens held illegally ? What's the story there ? And ..... no Norwegian Blue parrots confiscated ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, bumpkin said: And ..... no Norwegian Blue parrots confiscated ? No. They were all nailed to their perches and pining for the fjords. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 8 hours ago, hotchilli said: So why are they auctioned and not released back into the wild? They are captive bred domesticated pet birds. If released into the wild they would be dead in a few days, unless they flew to some human to rescue them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaibill Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 2:49 PM, hotchilli said: So why are they auctioned and not released back into the wild? Because they, the south American ones particularly, might not survive in the wilds of Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Maybe they will get seized again for the next auction ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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