webfact Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Police pin down suspect in Phuket elephant smuggling ringPhuket GazetteOne of the baby elephants under investigation. Photo: Kritsada MuenhawongPHUKET: -- Police have identified a prime suspect in an illegal elephant smuggling ring that led to the recent DNA testing of two baby elephants in Phuket (story here).A Kamnan in Chaiyaphum province who police have yet to name will be charged with making and using fraudulent elephant certification documents, Col Watcharin Phusit, Superintendent of the Regional Natural Resources and Environment Crime Suppression Division [NREC] explained to the Phuket Gazette.“We believe that the man contacted an officer in the Muang Chaiyaphum District Office to issue illegal elephant certificates,” he said.“All involved will be charged with making and using fraudulent documents, and face fines of up to 40,000 baht, imprisonment up to 4 years, or both,” Col Watcharin said.“The two baby elephants found in Phuket are likely to have fraudulent papers,” he explained. “Both of the elephant owners said that their registration documents were issued by Muang Chaiyaphum District Office.”Col Watcharin said that the first step would be to prosecute the Kamnan and officials in Chaiyaphum. Then charges of illegally possessing a wild animal will be levied against the elephant owners in Phuket, who would face the same penalties.Blood samples have already been taken from the baby elephants in Phuket and sent to the Department of National parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) but have not yet been examined, he said.Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Police-pin-down-suspect-in-Phuket-elephant-smuggling-ring-21252.html-- Phuket Gazette 2013-06-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 A Kamnan in Chaiyaphum province who police have yet to name will be charged with making and using fraudulent elephant certification documents And, if found guilty, will be dismissed and barred from holding public office for how long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 More bag searches at Phuket airport for the smuggled pachyderms! I thought is was compulsory that any news item that included the word "elephant" has to also carry the word pachyderm, and if possible use it within a rhyming couplet thus: Pilfered Phuket Pachyderm Plot: Police Pounce ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 .........'acting on his own'....???........hardly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winstonc Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 the baby elephant under investigation,,???,,he aint guna tell them much,,,name=nelly ,,age-peanuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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