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A recent raid in Cha-am district, Phetchaburi, led to the discovery of 14 deceased macaques and five more in distress, locked up without food or water. The provincial wildlife protection area director, Prawet Sunthornthai, led the wildlife conservation team that searched the rented house in Ban Khao Mainual, tambon Khao Yai, after receiving a tip from a neighbour.

 

The search followed the arrest of six members of a wildlife trafficking gang in the Muang district of Phetchaburi last week. Local police found the gang capturing long-tailed macaques in the foothills of Khao Luang, tambon Thongchai. The officers witnessed four men and two women using tranquilliser darts to catch the monkeys before apprehending them and saving over 10 macaques in the process. The authorities also seized three vehicles, 80 tranquilliser darts, a bag of animal feed, and other items from the group.

 

During interrogation, the suspects admitted to travelling from Sa Kaeo to capture macaques for a customer who would pay them between 1,000 and 2,000 baht for each animal. They insisted that they did not know the buyer and that this was their first time engaging in such activity.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/14-macaque-carcasses-found-in-house-raid-wildlife-trafficking-suspects-arrested

 

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Should I admit taking the monkeys to sell them for between 1000 and 2000 but they don’t know who the buyer is I’m not that works TIT

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

During interrogation, the suspects admitted to travelling from Sa Kaeo to capture macaques for a customer who would pay them between 1,000 and 2,000 baht for each animal. They insisted that they did not know the buyer and that this was their first time engaging in such activity.

Yeah okay... 

Not a fan of the monkeys after my last visit to the beach now I'm a believer get rid of them all ????