Man arrested with 30 live monitor lizards and a large quantity of reptile flesh

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Wildlife officials and police have arrested a man and seized 30 live monitor lizards (Varanus salvator), 59 lizard carcasses and several live turtles in a raid on an illegal slaughterhouse in Suphan Buri province.

 

Padet Laithong, director of the Wildlife Conservation Office, said that the meat was being sent to wildlife restaurants in Trat province, falsely identified as tree monitor (Varanus bengalensis) meat.

 

He also said that officials are investigating a report in social media that the monitor lizard meat might have been sent to customers to turn into meatballs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/man-arrested-with-30-live-monitor-lizards-and-a-large-quantity-of-reptile-flesh/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-03-02

 

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