Bangkok woman busted selling slow lorises via Facebook

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Kalyaporn Rukthum, 30, is posed with the wildlife she allegedly was selling from her Bangkok home as police take her into custody Monday.

 

BANGKOK — Police said Tuesday they are looking for more animal traffickers after a woman was arrested for possessing and selling slow lorises from her eastern Bangkok home.

 

Kalyaporn Rukthum, 30, was arrested Monday at her house in the Bang Kapi district for selling Sunda slow lorises via Facebook. Officers found eight of the animals in four cages in her bedroom.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2017/03/28/bangkok-woman-busted-selling-slow-lorises-via-facebook/

 

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I am never disappointed in my view that a vast number of fb users are complete and utter morons.

 

Do they not realise how easy it is to get caught selling illicit goods, publicly, on site that just about anyone can access, if they choose to do so?

 

The world is full of idiots.

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

I am never disappointed in my view that a vast number of fb users are complete and utter morons.

 

Do they not realise how easy it is to get caught selling illicit goods, publicly, on site that just about anyone can access, if they choose to do so?

 

The world is full of idiots.

At least FB makes police work easy.  A much needed ally and resource in country that disdains gritty police work and investigations. 

Edited March 28, 20179 yr by yellowboat

Once again the animals originated from Chatuchak Market.  One must wonder why they don't investigate the source if they truly want this to stop.

38 minutes ago, sstuff3 said:

Once again the animals originated from Chatuchak Market.  One must wonder why they don't investigate the source if they truly want this to stop.

Probably a well known poo yai runs the animal trade there.

3 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

I am never disappointed in my view that a vast number of fb users are complete and utter morons.

 

Do they not realise how easy it is to get caught selling illicit goods, publicly, on site that just about anyone can access, if they choose to do so?

 

The world is full of idiots.

And it seems like the idiot gene is so prevalent here.

Just now, sanukjim said:

And it seems like the idiot gene is so prevalent here.

Idiots are a worldwide phenomena-just look at the orange buffoon in charge of the allegedly 'worlds most powerful nation'.

 

 

Several years ago I took pictures of man and woman in front of Central Pattaya charging tourists for photos with slow loris. I contacted Wildlife NGO in BKK who said they'd get right on it. Nothing happened, of course. One aspect of rescuing these loris is that often teeth are removed so can't bite, but also means they can't go back to native habitat.

33 minutes ago, Emster23 said:

Several years ago I took pictures of man and woman in front of Central Pattaya charging tourists for photos with slow loris. I contacted Wildlife NGO in BKK who said they'd get right on it. Nothing happened, of course. One aspect of rescuing these loris is that often teeth are removed so can't bite, but also means they can't go back to native habitat.

That's what happened to my grandpa.

2 hours ago, sstuff3 said:

Once again the animals originated from Chatuchak Market.  One must wonder why they don't investigate the source if they truly want this to stop.

It will be a bit hot and sweaty in Chatuchak at the moment ,

much easier to sit in A/c office surfing through FaceBook.

regards worgeordie

But did your grandfathers teeth have poison in them. Because that's why the rip the teeth out.

 

Edited March 28, 20179 yr by Thongkorn

Perhaps when she's paid a simple fine, she can try this version of the loris.

My Ex Girlfriend had a slow loris I told her they are illegal to have and she simply did not care about the law

 

This shows you how most are with wildlife laws They do not care They think the are exempt from it 

 

One more reason she is my Ex of course 

3 hours ago, sstuff3 said:

Once again the animals originated from Chatuchak Market.  One must wonder why they don't investigate the source if they truly want this to stop.

The reason they do not go to JJ market is simple Once they show up the animals disappear before they can even see them 

 

 

4 hours ago, realenglish1 said:

The reason they do not go to JJ market is simple Once they show up the animals disappear before they can even see them 

 

 

You think there are no undercover cops in Bangkok?

That's what happened to my grandpa.

There was a woman there a few days ago with one

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Good she got caught.

 

I see far too much of this kind of stuff.  I know 2 people who have wild caught leopard cats as pets, someone who has 2 crocodiles in a pit in his yard, and people who hunt native protected deer to make lab graang dip. I see people fishing at night with electricity in the 'protected temple lake'.  I even have been to a house where the guy had a real tiger skin hanging on the wall!!! 

 

In one of the local temples they have a 'zoo' with wild caught hornbill birds, Siamese crocodiles, wild boar, pythons, turtles and tortoises.... all kept in tiny dirty cages.. and mysteriously vanishing to be replaced by new animals. 

 

There is a huge lack of respect for wildlife here... but even in the UK, we have destroyed out wildlife so we are just as bad.

 

The only thing I think will stop this stuff is if the punishments are very severe.  Fines and a slap on the wrists are pointless. 

 

 

 

 

 

45 minutes ago, whaleboneman said:

You think there are no undercover cops in Bangkok?

Considering TIT....no lol

 

Donning dat uniform, ego boost, face....yea no, no undercover cops possible.

Now she will be in the cage...

13 hours ago, whaleboneman said:

You think there are no undercover cops in Bangkok?

There are but to get a task force you can bet that the vendors know they are coming Its called Corruption

This is not the west It is Thailand