Rimmer Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Endangered Animals found at Japanese-owned house in Jomtien PATTAYA:--Police were called to a Japanese-owned house in Jomtien early on Friday Morning to investigate reports of a burglary and found 20 endangered animals in cages on the second floor of the house which require further investigation by Forestry Officials.Police were called to the house at the Viewpoint Village on the Sukhumvit Road in Jomtien by the owner and his Thai Wife who had returned home after spending the evening at a local restaurant.Police determined the point-of-entry to the house was through Louvre Windows on the ground floor. The house had been ransacked with items of value being stolen from a 2nd floor bedroom along with a valuable Persian Cat.In total, 150,000 Baht in cash, 5 digital cameras with a combined value of 300,000 Baht and a 20,000 Baht valued Persian Cat, had been taken, according to the house owner.Reporters discovered, by chance, a 2nd floor room, containing cages which housed more than 20 endangered species including Slow Loris’s and Iguana’sFull story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/96878/endangered-animals-japanese-owned-house-jomtien/ -- Pattaya One 2013-07-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Bastard! I hope he never gets his stolen stuff back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 " found 20 endangered animals in cages on the second floor of the house which require further investigation by Forestry Officials" I hope it requires further investigation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I never understood why people keep so much cash in their house ..... hope that couple will have what they deserve regarding those animals ..Thailand is a big HUB for animal trafficking .Finally a hub that works. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I never understood why people keep so much cash in their house ..... hope that couple will have what they deserve regarding those animals ..Thailand is a big HUB for animal trafficking .Finally a hub that works. Agreed, maybe it should be an offence (money laundering) for keeping large amounts of money out of a bank, may be when people claim such amounts had been stolen or found with large amounts of money they need to account for it, maybe there was a legitimate reason but then there would be a receipts and bank transactions to prove it. Was the cat stolen or did it get out when the thieves broke in? more reason to get ones moggie chipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Japanese-owned house Didn't know that was possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robi Schwab Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hey there Payboy. Yea, you DO have a very VALID point here you know. I'm in serious difficulty right now due that very SAME point you've raised here. I couldn't buy my home in my name and was forced to buy it in a Thai national's name. Maybe we should seek methods of looking deeper into this "Japanese owned home". Japanese-owned house Didn't know that was possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hey there Payboy. Yea, you DO have a very VALID point here you know. I'm in serious difficulty right now due that very SAME point you've raised here. I couldn't buy my home in my name and was forced to buy it in a Thai national's name. Maybe we should seek methods of looking deeper into this "Japanese owned home". Japanese-owned houseDidn't know that was possible. Hi Robi, keep a couple of slow loris, get caught, then it will no longer be a Thai-owned home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robi Schwab Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Whaaahahahaha. Oh okay, now I get your point. I'm little slow on the catch-up sometimes hey. Hey there Payboy. Yea, you DO have a very VALID point here you know. I'm in serious difficulty right now due that very SAME point you've raised here. I couldn't buy my home in my name and was forced to buy it in a Thai national's name. Maybe we should seek methods of looking deeper into this "Japanese owned home". Japanese-owned houseDidn't know that was possible. Hi Robi, keep a couple of slow loris, get caught, then it will no longer be a Thai-owned home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dighambara Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I never understood why people keep so much cash in their house ..... hope that couple will have what they deserve regarding those animals ..Thailand is a big HUB for animal trafficking .Finally a hub that works. HMMM - I think you hit on why there was so much cash - buying and selling endangered animals. Iguanas have become pests in Puerto Rico - overtaking local fauna. Burmese Boas are a pest in Florida. Siamese 'Walking Catfish' have invaded the southern US and Thai Carp are found all along the Mississippi. It takes a real idiot to move animals into a new eco system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I never understood why people keep so much cash in their house ..... hope that couple will have what they deserve regarding those animals ..Thailand is a big HUB for animal trafficking .Finally a hub that works. HMMM - I think you hit on why there was so much cash - buying and selling endangered animals. Iguanas have become pests in Puerto Rico - overtaking local fauna. Burmese Boas are a pest in Florida. Siamese 'Walking Catfish' have invaded the southern US and Thai Carp are found all along the Mississippi. It takes a real idiot to move animals into a new eco system. Actually tey are Burmese Pythons and are growing like crazy eating all the indigenous animals, There is a standing Bounty on all killed - tasty buggers - Iguanas are running amok as well, not native to the Everglades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveling Sailor Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 "5 digital cameras with a combined value of 300,000 Baht". 5 cameras worth 60,000 baht each (roughly). It sounds like the owner may be inflating prices a tad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 "cages which housed more than 20 endangered species including Slow Loris’s and Iguana’s, and five honest Pattaya police officers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagaa Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 From the OP.... "Reporters discovered, by chance, a 2nd floor room" I read all the following posts wondering if anybody was outraged as I was. WHAT THE HELL are reporters doing going through the guys house? I guess nobody is outraged but me. I suppose the BIB are too lazy to investigate their own dispatched calls, so they bring along reporters and let them do it. Amazing Thailand. I hear Columbia is the new best place to retire. The girls are pretty there too, not to mention Spanish is easier to learn than Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Endangered species. Did they find a faithful husband or wife ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Hey there Payboy. Yea, you DO have a very VALID point here you know. I'm in serious difficulty right now due that very SAME point you've raised here. I couldn't buy my home in my name and was forced to buy it in a Thai national's name. Maybe we should seek methods of looking deeper into this "Japanese owned home". Japanese-owned house Didn't know that was possible. I was under the impression you can own a house, but not the land it's standing on. Also, it's pretty obvious who paid for the house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 From the OP.... "Reporters discovered, by chance, a 2nd floor room" I read all the following posts wondering if anybody was outraged as I was. WHAT THE HELL are reporters doing going through the guys house? I guess nobody is outraged but me. I suppose the BIB are too lazy to investigate their own dispatched calls, so they bring along reporters and let them do it. Amazing Thailand. I hear Columbia is the new best place to retire. The girls are pretty there too, not to mention Spanish is easier to learn than Thai. I also raised an eyebrow when I read about the reporters making the discovery. I guess you meant Colombia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagaa Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Who are you, Doctor G? The spell check police? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Hey there Payboy. Yea, you DO have a very VALID point here you know. I'm in serious difficulty right now due that very SAME point you've raised here. I couldn't buy my home in my name and was forced to buy it in a Thai national's name. Maybe we should seek methods of looking deeper into this "Japanese owned home". Japanese-owned house Didn't know that was possible. Japanese or Farang-owned houses are possible. foreigners can own any number of houses but not land. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I was under the impression you can own a house, but not the land it's standing on. Also, it's pretty obvious who paid for the house. Japanese or Farang-owned houses are possible. foreigners can own any number of houses but not land. Dam_n, gotta rush to Chatuchak now, and try to get the deposit back on those Burmese pythons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Judging by the OP, I think it was a really stupid FUBAR moment on the house owner's part to report the break-in if (and it is still a big if) he was illegally keeping endangered animals on the property. I suppose it could have been a moment of madness, but I have found for the most part that anyone involved in illegal activities tend to get their house in order (literally) before inviting the BiB around. That said, if he was involved, then I hope the courts drop the maximum possible penalty on him and the wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I guess that shows that if your doing something illegal, then its best not to call the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Off topic post about land ownership removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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