webfact Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Fourteen lions, countless other animals seized during raid on Khlong Sam Wa houseBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- During a raid earlier today on a house in Soi Hatairat 39 in the Khlong Sam Wa district, police found between two and three-hundred wild animals. Among the wildlife seized were 14 lions, tigers, leopards, hornbills and turtles.Authorities said that the house served as a temporary shelter for animals that had been smuggled in from abroad.The animals would wait at the house before being sent out to buyers both inside Thailand and in neighboring countries.Police believe that the house was part of a massive network of wildlife traders, seeing as those involved in this crime had been convicted in similar cases before.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/06/10/fourteen-lions-countless-other-animals-seized-during-raid-khlong-sam-wa-house-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-06-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post laurentbkk Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 SHAME on those people ....... SHAME SHAME 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post amrishtony Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 "police found between two and three-hundred wild animals" Just wondering how big was this house? or was it a zoo?? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 Sometimes.......no...often I wonder at the stupidity of some people.....how the f!!"?k do youhide lions???? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thai at Heart Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 Customs is having a bad week aren't they. How do you smuggle a live lion? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 someone hasn't been paying off the BIB. I can't beleive that over 300 wild animals have just been found, and it hasn't been going on for soemtime. Lions? <deleted>? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrtoad Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 Customs is having a bad week aren't they. How do you smuggle a live lion? Not exactrly something that you can stick down your pants. Customs, as far as I am aware are even more crooked than The BIB. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I suppose this is a genuine Hub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisRMenumate Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Customs is having a bad week aren't they. How do you smuggle a live lion? Not exactrly something that you can stick down your pants. Customs, as far as I am aware are even more crooked than The BIB. Can't stick them down your pants but maybe they put them into condoms first and stick them up their rectum to smuggle through customs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbamboo Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 Wonder if Plod realises his time in politics is up and was planning to go into the restaurant business next? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Wonder if Plod realises his time in politics is up and was planning to go into the restaurant business next? could be, I wonder if there was a Pink Bentley undercover to solve this crime as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TomTao Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 Police believe that the house was part of a massive network of wildlife traders, seeing as those involved in this crime had been convicted in similar cases before. How many times do they need to be caught before they are put out of business. sorry, forgot the mighty Baht is the ultimate get out of jail free card for those involved in organised crime. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Khlong Sam Wa I think I heard a roar when I passed by there once, but put it down to the chili I had that evening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottocus Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I suppose this is a genuine Hub Thailand is a hub of the international black market in protected animals. The above is a NZ news quote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunholidaysun1 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Police believed it was a house but they made a mistake , its a Zoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Customs is having a bad week aren't they. How do you smuggle a live lion? Not exactrly something that you can stick down your pants. Customs, as far as I am aware are even more crooked than The BIB. I haven't seen them for a long time but there used to be an annual report on the most corrupt government departments, Customs and Revenue Department used to have a battle for 1st and 2nd places 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Could it be a wrong adress? Hatairat 39 does not exist to my knowledge must be 29. We used to live in Hathairat 7. Before we moved upcountry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lostinisaan Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 Glad the didn't find our giraffe.- 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fstarbkk Posted June 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2013 Sometimes.......no...often I wonder at the stupidity of some people.....how the f!!"?k do youhide lions???? The joke about the elephants may shed some light on the question: Q - How do you hide a live elephant from the police in the middle of BKK? A - Easy to hide him behind a 500 Baht note! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'm guessing the neighbours are all deaf if this has only come to light now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEL1 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 "Authorities said that the house served as a temporary shelter for animals that had been smuggled in from abroad.The animals would wait at the house before being sent out to buyers both inside Thailand and in neighboring countries." ------- God they must have got bored of waiting around. Isn't it about time Samsung sorted out this problem, and developed phones for bored animals that wait? -mel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Could it be a wrong adress? Hatairat 39 does not exist to my knowledge must be 29. We used to live in Hathairat 7. Before we moved upcountry. Did you ever see any lions strolling around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 They believe this one house is only part of a massive network. How many lions are there in Thailand then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Could it be a wrong adress? Hatairat 39 does not exist to my knowledge must be 29. We used to live in Hathairat 7. Before we moved upcountry. Did you ever see any lions strolling around?What a ridiculous comment on such a serious subject. How is he going to see lions 'strolling' around? Everybody knows lions only ever go out for a stroll when it's pitch black at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) They talk about the import of lions as though this is an everyday occurrence. Note to customs, please do not release lions into the wilds of Bangkok. Edited June 10, 2013 by Thai at Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Thai police discover 14 white lions at Bangkok homeBANGKOK, June 10, 2013 (AFP) - Thai police said Monday they had discovered more than 200 live wild animals including monkeys, tortoises and 14 white lions during a raid on a house in the capital Bangkok. Two Thai men, including the owner of a pet shop at the city's popular Chatuchak market, were charged with illegal wildlife trading. If convicted they face up to four years in jail and a 40,000 baht ($1,300) fine. "We received a complaint about the smell from the neighbours and after investigating we discovered the animals hidden there," Police Colonel Ek Ekasart told AFP. He said the lions were believed to have been brought into the country using permits for sales to zoos, but instead offered to private buyers.The two suspects deny involvement in illegal wildlife trade. One was found guilty of the same charge four years ago. Once the legal process is completed, some of the animals could be released into the wild and others sent to zoos, police said. Thailand has a reputation as a hub of international wildlife smuggling to feed strong demand in Asia for unusual pets and traditional medicines made from animal parts. -- (c) Copyright AFP 2013-06-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Customs is having a bad week aren't they. How do you smuggle a live lion? Like the grandmother in the story "Little Red Riding Hood"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rametindallas Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Customs is having a bad week aren't they. How do you smuggle a live lion? Very carefully. Shhhhh! Be very, very quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryMilton Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Sometimes.......no...often I wonder at the stupidity of some people.....how the f!!"?k do youhide lions???? The joke about the elephants may shed some light on the question: Q - How do you hide a live elephant from the police in the middle of BKK? A - Easy to hide him behind a 500 Baht note! Ha, ha ha ha! Funny. Cracking me up. What a wit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunholidaysun1 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 15 trouser snakes got away and the buffalo died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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