News Forum - 2 Indians caught with over 100 animals at Suvarnabhumi Airport

[Thaiger]

Two Indian women were arrested by wildlife authorities at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday after 109 live wild animals were found in their luggage just before they boarded a flight back to India. 50 lizards, 20 snakes, 35 turtles, 2 white porcupines, and 2 armadillos were all found in their bags. When authorities x-rayed the women’s suitcases, they spotted the animals, according to the chief of the wildlife checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi, Sathon Khong-ngern. The women were held and accused of breaking the Animal Disease Act of 2015, the Customs Act of 2017, and the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act of 2019. […]

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[Cabra]

I don't know what the maximum penalty is, but if Thailand is actually serious about doing something to stop this behavior, then nothing less than the maximum penalty is acceptable. 

[Fanta]

The smugglers bought them off someone who bought them off someone who was paid by someone to trap the animals in the first place. Illegal smuggling of animals is a long time problem in Thailand. Shame there is not any legal financial motivation for the cops to follow the supply chain backwards such as exists for drug cases. Implement that and the cops get more money and the incidence of this crime falls. 

[Ramanathan.P]

Looks like these are mules which has been working for some syndicates for some time......

[Naanlaew]

How the hell do you pack a pair of porcupines ?  

The armadillos must be a cinch after that !

[Smiler]

Lock them up and throw away the key

[KaptainRob]

10 minutes ago, Naanlaew said:

How the hell do you pack a pair of porcupines ?  

Carefully .... in lots of bubble wrap and styrene beads.

[Leo]

If you're gonna be smuggling all these wild animals, don't do it like it's fruit. "Oh, do you think they'll notice our overstuffed x number of luggage?" One maximum penalty for smuggling, plus another for being idiots.

[IneptoCracy]

Does cruelty to animals come into the charges as well as the other charges? Cruelty to animals carries very stiff penalties here.

[TSS]

say it ain't so. the targeted quality, well heeled indians?

[Saunk]

There's a lot of goofy people in this world lol.