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A Malaysian national arrested in Bangkok yesterday for alleged wildlife trafficking has claimed he came to the Kingdom for cannabis oil business. The man, 58 year old Boon Ching Teo, is allegedly a key trafficker in a global network. He was reportedly dubbed ‘the godfather’ of wildlife trading by the US Fish and Wildlife service, and is wanted by US authorities. The network that Boon is allegedly part of trades rhino horns, elephant tusks, and endangered wild African animals. Boon was previously arrested in Thailand in 2015 for smuggling African elephant tusks through Sadao district of Songkhla. Now, Boon is in […]

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The US must pay well for fulfilled extradition orders. I wonder if the Thai authorities ever did anything about the infamous Bach Brothers of wildlife and drug smuggling fame.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/26/bach-brothers-elephant-ivory-asias-animal-trafficking-network

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