Taiwanese man arrested for animal smuggling at Bangkok airport

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Officers from Suvarnabhumi Animal Quarantine at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok arrested a Taiwanese man for animal smuggling yesterday, December 5.

 

Suvarnabhumi Animal Quarantine chief Phakkapong Phathong said officers received a report of a suspicious Taiwanese man at 9.05am that day. Officers suspected that the 22 year old Taiwanese man was concealing live animals in his clothing when he passed through an X-ray machine at an international departure checkpoint.

The suspect was invited into a separate room for further investigation and officers eventually found three animals hidden in his boxer shorts. The three animals included a Parry dog and two Asian small-clawed otters, which are protected animals in Thailand.

 

Pictures released by the authorities showed that the animals had been placed in three separate stockings. Each stocking was attached to the Taiwanese man’s wrist with plastic tape, and the man was wearing a bonnet to cover the animals.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติ สัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-07

 

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[Smokey and the Bandit]

Why does it seem its always the 'Chinese' that try to smuggle animals, have they eaten all the ones in their country?

[JoePai]

I only have one animal in my boxer shorts  

[steven100]

' Darwin award '   ....   to even think he would get away with it is laughable 

[AustinRacing]

Been there. Always get questioned “you take snake from Thailand?”  Followed by “it ok you go can go”. It’s a curse. (This story cannot be verified and may be fictional so reader discretion is advised) 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The suspect was invited into a separate room for further investigation and officers eventually found three animals hidden in his boxer shorts. The three animals included a Parry dog and two Asian small-clawed otters, which are protected animals in Thailand

No ferrets then... amateur.

[PETERTHEEATER]

58 minutes ago, JoePai said:

I only have one animal in my boxer shorts  

One-eyed trouser snakes are not a protected species.

[sammieuk1]

Looks like the x-ray ferreted him out then 🤔

[Freddy42OZ]

3 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

Why does it seem its always the 'Chinese' that try to smuggle animals, have they eaten all the ones in their country?

 

Just taking their lunch home.

[Nabby]

5 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

Why does it seem its always the 'Chinese' that try to smuggle animals, have they eaten all the ones in their country?

Basically, yes.