I suppose this is a genuine Hub:whistling:

Thailand is a hub of the international black market in protected animals.

The above is a NZ news quote.

I thought that Dallas had the greatest concentration of illegally owned wild/protected species?

Makes you wonder how long this went unnoticed....especially as the people have "previous"

Surely an operation on this scale would require the greasing of several very HIGH-RANKING palms????

I suppose this is a genuine Hub

Hub...that's exactly what NHK World said about the story.

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.

...couldn't stand all the roaring and other odd noises in the night?

Were they playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"?

How
much lower will Thai people go for there number one love in they’re lives Money
and greed.

CITES conference? What about those promises the PM made?

Thailand - the hub of hypocrisy

hunt these A hole and terminate them with extreme prejudice if not just set them burning and leave them to rot

Just another example of how despicable and contradictory this culture is in real life.

Hundreds of wild animals. How does the garbage collected not notice the tonnes of animal faeces being thrown out, or the shopkeeper not question the 200kg of meat going through the checkout, or the neighbours not hear the roars of 14 lions? Unbelievable.

SHAME on those people ....... SHAME SHAME

+1

"police found between two and three-hundred wild animals"

Just wondering how big was this house? or was it a zoo??

200 were probably human animals as that is what these people are.

They probably dressed the cats up like my ex, and walked them across the border.

300 wild animals hidden in Bangkok.

Oh do tell, how many giraffes?

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.

I am surprised they even bother: Leonardo and CITES have gone home, it should be back to business as usual.

"How did they smuggle them into Thailand from Africa without anyone noticing?" money does shut lots of eyes.... maybe they were being escorted by a private Australian security firm, and snuck away at the airport? I wish this were beyond belief, but sad to say, it is not....

Customs is having a bad week aren't they.

How do you smuggle a live lion?

in a very big suitecase

Amazing Thailand !

<deleted> ! is someone attempting to re-enact the Triumph of Titus ?

14 lions ?

That cant be right surely.

How did they smuggle them into Thailand from Africa without anyone noticing?

BS

They had been smuggled before the eggs hatch.

In the boot of a luxury car?

Collective nouns.

A PRIDE of lions, a ?????????? of Customs Officers?

The first public denial of involvement. A Customs officer was quoted, saying that his department had no pride.

A SHAME of Custom officers?

Customs is having a bad week aren't they.

How do you smuggle a live lion?

They can always bring them in as used car parts.

The animals were smuggled in high end luxury cars and discovered when a customs officer inadvertently found them while test driving a Lambo.

Hmmm. I thought all the wild animals were in Zookumvit!

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.

Having been caught for this before then there should be a record of conviction? so what is the imprisonment term for smuggeling wildlife into Thailand? and they did not learn from the last time caught then the imprisonment term should be a hell of a lot longer IMO.

The fine imposed on these endangered wildlife traders is 40,000 baht

What the F***K difference will that make to these traders, they make millions of baht in this business.

The crime should carry a huge financial penalty which can be pumped back into endangered wildlife detection and conservation projects which are underfunded.

I believe the fine should be feeding them to the lions.

I suppose this is a genuine Hub

Of all the HUBS that are planned. This may be the first operating as a genuine HUB in Thailand. An possible the last.

Maybe? 'Of all the CUBS that are planned, this may be the first operating as a genuine CUB in Thailand.

-mel.

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.

Having been caught for this before then there should be a record of conviction? so what is the imprisonment term for smuggeling wildlife into Thailand? and they did not learn from the last time caught then the imprisonment term should be a hell of a lot longer IMO.

He didn't serve time at all

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How do you sneak a lion into a country? You can't reassemble it like a sports car...

Did you pack your luggage yourself?

I'm guessing the neighbours are all deaf if this has only come to light now

Most Thais cannot hear their own dog barking, day and night.---sure this wasn't Chiang Mai zoo - miss print.

The fine imposed on these endangered wildlife traders is 40,000 baht

What the F***K difference will that make to these traders, they make millions of baht in this business.

The crime should carry a huge financial penalty which can be pumped back into endangered wildlife detection and conservation projects which are underfunded.

A friend of mine was fined 14,000 bht for bringing in 50 gramms-cigs over that the said ammount, compare the customs fine with that of this -crazy.

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.

Safari World is in Khlong Sam wa. That means roars are actually quite likely...

It also wouldn't be a surprise if at least some of the animals are fully legit. Far easier to smuggle some creatures when you've got genuine trade to hide it amongst.

i.e. Police took our parrots once when we were in London and the mother-in-law was left looking after them, as she didn't know where the documents showing their legal purchase were. My wife managed to get most of them back when we returned, but one had apparently died in police custody.