A latest raid in Cha-am district, Phetchaburi, led to the invention of 14 deceased macaques and 5 more in distress, locked up with out meals or water. The provincial wildlife safety space director, Prawet Sunthornthai, led the wildlife conservation group that searched the rented home in Ban Khao Mainual, tambon Khao Yai, after receiving a tip from a neighbour.
Stunning followed the arrest of six members of a wildlife trafficking gang in the Muang district of Phetchaburi final week. Local police discovered the gang capturing long-tailed macaques in the foothills of Khao Luang, tambon Thongchai. The officers witnessed 4 men and two girls utilizing tranquilliser darts to catch the monkeys earlier than apprehending them and saving over 10 macaques within the course of. The authorities also seized three vehicles, 80 tranquilliser darts, a bag of animal feed, and different objects from the group.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted to travelling from Sa Kaeo to capture macaques for a buyer who would pay them between 1,000 and 2,000 baht for every animal. They insisted that they did not know the client and that this was their first time participating in such activity.
The police charged the group with colluding to hunt wild animals without permission, illegal possession of wild animals, and illegally buying and selling in wildlife, reported Bangkok Post..