Photo: Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Six Vietnamese nationals have been arrested by Thai park rangers for allegedly stealing Agarwood, a fragrant wood used in making incense and perfume, in Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary in the north-eastern province of Chaiyaphum.

 

Atthaphon Charoenchansa, acting director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said today (Monday) that the arrests on Saturday followed about two months of investigation by the department, after the arrest of another Vietnamese national at the end of last year.

 

Photo: Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Chief of the wildlife sanctuary, Wichanon Saenphala, told Thai PBS that officials intercepted two cars in which about 173kg of Agarwood chips were found, adding that the six Vietnamese nationals in the cars were taken into custody.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/6-vietnamese-detained-with-large-quantity-of-agarwood-chips-in-chaiyaphum/

 

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Again, such practice would very hard to accomplish, i.e. leaving Thailand borders with big lot of the

wood without a local collusion with someone/s in power who will facilitate the in and out of

those thieves.

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

Again, such practice would very hard to accomplish, i.e. leaving Thailand borders with big lot of the

wood without a local collusion with someone/s in power who will facilitate the in and out of

those thieves.

Porous borders abound..... 

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Porous borders abound.

Yes indeed. To get to Vietnam from Thailand would mean crossing Laos or Cambodian borders, possibly also via Burma and China. Very easy from Chaiyaphum to Nong Khai and then across the Mekong on one of the many small boats into Laos for onward transportation.

57 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

Yes indeed. To get to Vietnam from Thailand would mean crossing Laos or Cambodian borders, possibly also via Burma and China. Very easy from Chaiyaphum to Nong Khai and then across the Mekong on one of the many small boats into Laos for onward transportation.

Indeed.

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Indeed.

Indeed