Two trucks carrying 109 illegal head of cattle from Myanmar seized in Tak

Thai customs and livestock officials intercepted two trucks carrying 109 head of cattle, believed to have been smuggled into the country from Myanmar, and arrested two drivers in Thailand’s border province of Tak yesterday (Thursday).

The first truck, carrying 43 head of cattle, was heading for Sukhothai province from Mahawan sub-district of Mae Sot district when it was stopped at a customs checkpoint in Huai Ya-oo. The second vehicle, also arriving from Mahawan sub-district, was heading for Yasothon with 66 head of cattle on board.

The officials also discovered that the two drivers were using “recycled” permits for the movement of the cattle out of Tak province.

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