Expat Arrested for Keeping Exotic and Protected Wildlife

[still kicking]

6 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Yep. 251mg of coke. Absolutely crazy sentence. 15 years and a 1.5 million baht fine. 

How much did he get ? A seat in Parliament 

Thai politician Thammanat Prompao spent four years in an Australian prison for conspiracy to import heroin

[dinsdale]

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

How much did he get ? A seat in Parliament 

Thai politician Thammanat Prompao spent four years in an Australian prison for conspiracy to import heroin

An excellent example of how corrupt this country is. I challenge anyone on here to say this is Thai bashing. This is what keeps this country in the realm of Third World. Absolute corruption top to bottom. I welcome any arguments (intellectual) to counter my point. 

[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why, what has he been found guilty of?   She's a convicted drug and protected wildlife smuggler.

He's about to be found guilty of having protected wildlife without a license. How much he has to cough up to the BIB, the lawyers and the judge is another matter. As for the missus drug smuggler you have to be kidding. A quarter of a gram. Big time smuggler for sure. Try to keep some perspective and rational thinking. Something sadly missing with some members on this forum.

[Captain Flack]

An off topic troll post has been removed. @hotsun

 

 

[G Rex]

All of this speculation about " how could they afford to buy this large property" is off topic bs!

I live near Kanchanaburi and 4 years ago bought 50 Rai (correction, my Wife bought , lol) of land on a sealed road , with water and electricity connected for about 2 million baht. His land, on the newscast, looks unimproved - so I doubt whether it would have been a huge expense more than 10 years ago.

'Most of the listed species in the original article - even the exotics - do not require a permit to own. It is only the civet and reticulated python, Thai species, that require a permit.  The Sulcata Tortoise, though on the CITES list, is readily available in Thailand, and permits are easily obtained.

While in the area, these officials should visit the Surasi Camp Zoo in the Kanchanaburi district. This zoo has many local species, such as Civets, Binturongs, Bears, and many monkeys - being kept in deplorable conditions. 

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

6 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why, what has he been found guilty of?   She's a convicted drug and protected wildlife smuggler.

He's about to be found guilty of having protected wildlife without a license.

Is he?  What makes you think that he doesn't have the necessary paperwork, where has that been reported?   Being accused of it doesn't mean that it is factual.

[pacovl46]

10 hours ago, madone said:

 

your ignorance boggles the mind. 

 

you really are living in your own world 

 

Yep! He's an utterly hopeless case! Just put him on ignore so you won't have to read his BS anymore! 

[madone]

34 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Yep! He's an utterly hopeless case! Just put him on ignore so you won't have to read his BS anymore! 

if i did that with every tiresome AN poster, id be online reading messages from about three people.

[ukrules]

9 hours ago, SLOWHAND225 said:

Why ?  I know lots of people in the states that have them. Several of them have thousands of acres and breed them. They're not protected at all, at least not there.

 

Yeah and when I lived in the UK the only place you would find Kangaroo was in the fridge or freezer as steaks